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The First Case in the Entire Military

This surgery adopted a minimally invasive epidural implantation method, which does not damage normal brain tissue. A domestically produced high-channel flexible thin-film electrode array was precisely attached to the motor cortex of the brain, while simultaneously completing the implantation and fixation of a domestically produced wireless transmission chip, successfully establishing a complete pathway for neural signal acquisition, wireless transmission, and closed-loop regulation in the brain. The entire surgical process was smooth and successful, with minimal trauma and high safety. The patient's postoperative condition is good and has now successfully entered the stage of postoperative neural signal decoding and personalized rehabilitation training, with the hope of restoring limb motor function in the near future.

Behind this breakthrough lies the perseverance of Chinese companies in overcoming difficulties and breaking through technological blockades. Faced with the technological blockade and export controls imposed by Western countries led by the United States in the field of brain-computer interfaces, Huang Li, chief scientist and chairman of NEURACOM, resolutely founded the company and led his team to independently develop the "65,000-channel bidirectional implantable brain-computer interface system." They completed the world's first multi-channel bidirectional brain-computer interface chip design and the fabrication of a 65,000-channel bidirectional microneedle array. This achievement passed the evaluation of scientific and technological achievements in August 2023, reaching an internationally leading level, and was selected as one of the top ten advances in China's brain-computer interface in 2023. Huang Li himself was also named the "Person of the Year" for specialized, refined, unique, and innovative enterprises in 2023 due to his outstanding contributions on the path to self-reliance and strength in science and technology.

The rapid breakthrough of China-produced brain-computer interface technology also relies on the strong support of the industrial ecosystem. Wuhan, with its robust optoelectronics industry foundation, abundant clinical medical and research resources, provides fertile ground for the development of the brain-computer interface industry. Currently, Wuhan has established several high-level innovation platforms such as the Brain-Computer Interface Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and built the first brain science industrial base in Central China. It has gathered 15 upstream and downstream companies covering the entire industrial chain, including core equipment and clinical validation. At the same time, a special fund of 500 million yuan has been set up, along with the introduction of the “Brain-Computer Interface 11 Measures” policy to attract and cultivate leading enterprises, promote medical-engineering integration and demonstration applications, and comprehensively build an important growth pole for China’s brain-computer interface industry, providing solid support for the technological breakthroughs of China-produced innovations.

The First Case of Domestic Flexible Brain-Computer Interface Implant Surgery in the Military Completed by 301 Hospital: A Significant Breakthrough in Clinical Application and a Vivid Example of Independent Innovation in China's Medical Technology. In the future, with continuous technological iteration and expanding clinical applications, more patients with neurological dysfunction will regain self-care abilities and life dignity through domestically produced brain-computer interface technology.