Elon Musk’s Neuralink has selected the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as the second site for its PRIME study, an investigational medical device clinical trial. The Barrow Neurological Institute, located in Phoenix, Arizona, was the first location. According to a news release yesterday, the early feasibility study’s patient implants will be conducted by […]
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Neuralink to study BCI controlling assistive robotic arm
Neuralink says it received approval in the U.S. to launch a new feasibility trial for its brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. The new trial evaluates the use of the Elon Musk-backed company’s N1 BCI implant to control an investigational assistive robotic arm. Neuralink claimed in a post on X (the social media platform owned by Musk, […]
Neuralink gets green light to launch BCI trial in Canada
Neuralink announced that it received approval from Health Canada to launch a study of its brain-computer interface (BCI) system. The Elon Musk-backed BCI maker can now begin the CAN-PRIME study, its first international trial. It evaluates the company’s fully implantable, wireless BCI, building upon the ongoing PRIME study in the U.S. Neuralink said the study […]
Analysts see $400B BCI opportunity
Morgan Stanley analysts are betting big on brain-computer interface (BCI) technology as the hype continues to grow around the space. Kallum Titchmarsh, Adam Jonas, Patrick A. Wood, Drew Ranieri, Jakob Dodd, Roberto Valdes Sanchez Navarro and Justin X. Wang of Morgan Stanley recently released a report questioning if BCIs are “The Next Big MedTech Opportunity?” […]
The top 10 neurotech stories of the year so far
Across medtech, companies have continued to innovate through the first nine months of 2024, and that rings especially true in the neurotech space. Regulatory achievements, mergers and acquisitions, significant fundraising and more within neurotech have all been topics that garnered the interest of the MassDevice readers so far this year. We even have lists of some […]
Neuralink wins FDA breakthrough nod for vision-restoring implant
Neuralink announced on social media that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its vision-restoring Blindsight implant. On the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the Elon Musk-backed brain-computer interface (BCI) venture wrote: “We have received Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for Blindsight. Join us in our quest to bring back sight to those […]
Another 5 brain-computer interface companies you should know
Over the past several months, there have been a number of significant developments in the brain-computer interface (BCI) space. The likes of Neuralink, Synchron and Precision Neuroscience, among others, continue to advance their platforms. Some even began clinical trials, while many more companies are vying to be the first to bring a BCI to market. […]
Elon Musk announces plans for another human implant for Neuralink BCI
Elon Musk said during a Neuralink live stream event that the brain-computer interface (BCI) maker has plans for another human implant. This second implant should come over the course of “the next week or so,” according to the entrepreneur. It would mark the second human BCI implant for the company, which completed its first in […]
Report: FDA says Musk’s Neuralink can go ahead with second brain implant
The Wall Street Journal today reported that the FDA gave Elon Musk’s Neuralink the go-ahead to conduct another brain-computer interface implant. Neuralink’s remotely rechargeable implant goes along with electrode-laced threads that go further into the brain. The company also has an R1 robot designed to implant the BCI system while avoiding vasculature. It’s one of many […]
Musk’s Neuralink has reportedly faced issues with its tiny wires for years
Reuters reports that an issue that recently arose with the first human Neuralink implant has been on the device developer’s radar for years. Last week, the Elon Musk-backed brain-computer interface (BCI) maker reported that several threads retracted from the brain in the weeks following the implant procedure. The retraction led to a net decrease in […]
Elon Musk’s Neuralink has a problem after first human implant
Neuralink’s brain-computer interface Link has encountered its first problem in its first human patient. The company reported in a blog post yesterday that several threads retracted from the brain in the weeks following the implant procedure. The retraction led to a net decrease in the number of effective electrodes and a reduction in data bits-per-second […]