Patient Implant Data
Aggregated implant statistics for every BCI company with human trial participants. Data sourced from published trial results, company disclosures, and ClinicalTrials.gov.
Total Implanted (All Time)
208,254
Currently Active
182,638
Companies with Human Trials
12
Data Sources
ClinicalTrials.gov
NeuralinkN1 Implant (Telepathy)
Cervical spinal cord injury, ALS
Implanted
28
Active
28
Phase
Early Feasibility (IDE)
NCT ID
NCT06429735 ↗SynchronStentrode
ALS, motor neuron disease, severe paralysis
Implanted
4
Active
4
Phase
Feasibility (Australia)
NCT ID
NCT03834857 ↗SynchronStentrode
Severe paralysis (ALS, spinal cord injury)
Implanted
6
Active
6
Phase
Early Feasibility (IDE, US)
NCT ID
NCT05035823 ↗BrainGate Consortium (Cyberkinetics)Utah Array (96-electrode, BrainGate)
Tetraplegia (spinal cord injury)
Implanted
1
Active
0
Phase
Pilot (Phase I)
NCT ID
—BrainGate ConsortiumUtah Array (96-electrode)
ALS, spinal cord injury, locked-in syndrome, brainstem stroke
Implanted
14
Active
8
Phase
Phase I Feasibility
NCT ID
NCT00912041 ↗Blackrock NeurotechUtah Array (NeuroPort Electrode)
Paralysis (SCI, ALS), sensory restoration
Implanted
40
Active
32
Phase
Multiple IDE studies
NCT ID
—Precision NeuroscienceLayer 7 Cortical Interface
Intraoperative cortical mapping, communication restoration
Implanted
100
Active
0
Phase
FDA-cleared (up to 30 days); chronic trial planned
NCT ID
NCT05658107 ↗ParadromicsConnexus Brain-Computer Interface
Speech restoration for ALS, stroke, spinal cord injury
Implanted
1
Active
0
Phase
Early Feasibility (IDE)
NCT ID
—NeuroPaceRNS System
Drug-resistant focal epilepsy
Implanted
8000
Active
7500
Phase
Commercial (PMA 2013)
NCT ID
—ONWARD MedicalARC-BCI System
Spinal cord injury (upper and lower limb movement restoration)
Implanted
7
Active
7
Phase
Clinical Feasibility
NCT ID
—Second Sight / Vivani MedicalOrion Visual Cortical Prosthesis
Profound bilateral blindness
Implanted
6
Active
6
Phase
Phase I/II (suspended)
NCT ID
NCT03344848 ↗Medtronic NeuromodulationPercept PC / DBS systems
Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, epilepsy, OCD, dystonia
Implanted
200000
Active
175000
Phase
Commercial (DBS since 1997; Percept PC since 2020)
NCT ID
—Science CorporationPRIMA retinal implant
Macular degeneration, Stargardt disease, retinitis pigmentosa
Implanted
47
Active
47
Phase
Clinical trials (US and Europe)
NCT ID
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