China’s NMPA clears a commercial implantable brain-computer interface for hand movement

CGTN reported on 13 March 2026 that China’s National Medical Products Administration cleared the registration of an implantable brain-computer interface system for hand motor function, developed by Neuracle Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., enabling its commercial launch. The report says the device is intended for patients with tetraplegia caused by cervical spinal cord injuries and works through a pneumatic glove driven by decoded neural signals, with eligibility limited to patients aged 18 to 60 with C2-C6 injuries, grade A to C, whose condition was diagnosed more than a year earlier and has been stable for at least six months.