China achieves a milestone in medical technology, performing the first commercial brain chip implant to restore hand function in a spinal cord injury patient.
The surgery was performed at Huashan Hospital
Jul 16, 2026
05:52 pm
What's the storyChina has become the first country to successfully implant a brain-computer interface (BCI) commercially.
As per Chinese media reports, the groundbreaking surgery was performed at Huashan Hospital, affiliated with Fudan University in Shanghai.
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