What a time to be alive.
The FDA's Breakthrough Device Designation is a program that allows companies to cut through (mountains of) red tape in order to get critical medical technology into the market faster. As of the end of June, only 831 devices had received this designation.
Neuralink is calling this device "Blindsight," because, well, it gives sight to blind people.
Question for a friend: Can non-blind people use this, because seeing natively in thermal and infrared sounds awesome?
Neuralink has already successfully implanted brain chips in paralyzed patients to give them the ability to control devices with their minds.
Here's Elon talking more about the Blindsight product:
Outstanding. ✊
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