NeuroXess Launches China's First Fully Implantable, Fully Wireless, and Fully Functional Brain-Computer Interface, Joining Global Elite

(Source: Shanghai Observer)

Tao Hu, founder and chief scientist of NeuroXess, lost in a gaming competition against a paralyzed patient who was completely immobile below the shoulders.

This paraplegic patient is the subject of China's first and the world's second fully implanted, fully wireless, and fully functional brain-computer interface product.

NeuroXess Founder Tao Hu (right) Playing a Game with a Patient

On December 13, at the TCCI Brain-Computer Interface and Artificial Intelligence Forum and the Annual Meeting of the Chinese Neuroscience Society's Brain-Computer Interface and Interaction Branch, this new breakthrough in brain-computer interface technology, independently developed by NeuroXess and ranking among the world’s top level, was officially released.

This achievement not only fills the technical gap in related fields in China but also, compared to Musk's Neuralink company's first international product, offers higher safety and is easier to promote clinically.

【Fully Implantable, Fully Wireless, Full Functionality】

This brain-computer interface product, which has achieved a clinical breakthrough, features full implantation, full wireless capability, and full functionality.

All core modules (including the battery) are fully implanted in the body, with no cables or interfaces exposed on the surface, physically eliminating the risk of infection posed by exposed systems.

This product integrates wireless power supply and wireless data transmission functions, allowing patients to completely摆脱体外设备的束缚. This means that during postoperative rehabilitation and daily life, patients can achieve real-time interaction of thoughts without connecting or wearing any external devices, gaining "wireless freedom" in terms of mobility and dignity.

"Patients can use their thoughts to scroll through videos, browse the web, play games, and even connect to airbag gloves, smart wheelchairs, smart home devices, and humanoid robots."Robot"and other physical devices, creating an 'extended body' ecosystem centered around the user’s intent." said Tao Hu. This is precisely due to the product's integration of EEG acquisition, EEG processing, wireless data transmission, wireless energy transmission, rechargeable battery, and other functions. Based on its self-developed plug-in brain-computer interface operating system, it demonstrates strong openness and expandability.

[What Technological Innovations Compared to Musk's Products]

The first clinical trial of this brand-new brain-computer interface product was successfully completed under the leadership of Mao Ying and Chen Liang's team from Huashan Hospital, Fudan University.

The patient was transferred to a general ward one day after the surgery, and successfully achieved mind control on the first activation five days post-operation. After systematic training, the patient's brain-controlled decoding rate reached 5.2 bits per second, comparable to international top levels.

Compared with the products of Musk's Neuralink company, what are the technological innovations of NeuroXess?

Tao Hu introduced that Neuralink concentrates all implanted devices in the brain, posing significant potential harm to the brain. In contrast, NeuroXess innovatively implants the battery module under the skin of the chest, which is more tolerant to temperature and located far from the brain, significantly enhancing system safety and providing patients with more reliable long-term usage assurance.

Neuralink's products require the assistance of a newly developed surgical robot, with complex implantation procedures; whereas NeuroXess adopts the mature method of deep brain stimulation, with simpler surgical paradigms, making it easier to promote in clinical settings.

Moreover, the team integrates advanced AI large model algorithms, significantly improving the accuracy and generalization ability of EEG signal decoding. On this basis, they successfully overcame the key technology of "real-time language decoding," paving a new way for helping aphasia patients restore their language communication ability in the future.

Technological breakthroughs are ultimately meant to serve people. The first 28-year-old subject, who had been paralyzed from the neck down, had spent eight years bedridden and completely dependent on others for care. Now, he has regained hope for life.New Hope"We firmly believe that brain-computer interfaces should not be a tool for showing off skills, but a bridge connecting life and hope," said Tao Hu. This clinical breakthrough has validated the correctness of their chosen technical route, which is "safer, more open, and more human-centered."

Original Title: "Breaking into the Global Top Tier, NeuroXess Releases China's First Fully Implantable, Fully Wireless, and Fully Functional Brain-Computer Interface Product"

Image Source: The First Fully Implanted Brain-Computer Interface Subject Achieves "Mind Control" Image Source: NeuroXess

Source: Author: Jiefang Daily, Huang Haihua