Henan's first brain-computer interface implantation surgery was successful. A high-level quadriplegic patient controlled their limbs to drink water using only their thoughts.

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23/08/2025
Recently, the first wireless minimally invasive brain-machine interface surgery in Henan was successful, marking a major breakthrough in the clinical transformation of brain-machine interfaces in Henan. Patient Lv was able to pick up a bottle of mineral water and drink with the assistance of a brain-machine interface exoskeleton pneumatic glove controlled by "thoughts". Two years ago, Lv suffered from a fall from a height resulting in high-level paraplegia, losing the ability to grip objects at a distance. With the device turned on on August 15, Lv was able to successfully pick up a training cylinder with his right hand and place it in the specified position, with a 95% accuracy rate in decoding brain signals. It is reported that the brain-machine interface was independently developed in China, able to convert the patient's thoughts into action commands through brain electrical signals. Subsequent brain control training may promote neural circuit remodeling, aid spinal cord injury repair, and in the future Lv is expected to be able to complete actions such as eating and dressing independently without the assistance device. This technology will provide a new direction for the treatment and rehabilitation of 2.67 million spinal cord injury patients and 26.34 million stroke patients in China.