China approves first-ever commercial brain implant LINK
China has approved the first-ever commercial brain implant, a brain-computer interface made by Neuracle Medical Technology, for use in people with spinal cord injuries.
The coin-sized wireless device sits on the brain’s surface and records electrical signals from neurons, which software decodes to let patients control things like a computer cursor.
No BCI devices have been approved for commercial use in the U.S., where Neuralink, Synchron, and Paradromics are still running clinical trials with their own implants.
Based on how advanced their current tech is, I’m assuming that means it passed whatever standards they have set for success, so not as to embarrass themselves. They likely have a version of the FDA to double check the scientists work.