China Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale—and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry

National Medical Products Administration authorized the NEO implant for commercial use, china's regulator authorized the implant after 18 months of testing.

NEO implant is authorized for people aged 19 to 60 with paralysis from neck or spinal cord injuries approval applies to specific age range and injury type.

Is about the size of a coin and has eight electrodes that sit on the brain device physical description reported by Nature.

NEO system translates imagined hand movements into commands for an assistive robotic hand or mechanical glove device translates neural signals into prosthetic actions.

Human trials 32 people have tested the device without reported adverse side effects testing outcomes cited by the article.