2026-09-15 00:00 China Clinical Implantation & Procedure Translated from EN

Peking University Third Hospital Joins Chinese Invasive BCI Trial for Spinal Cord Injury

Summary Peking University Third Hospital, a top-tier (Grade 3A) general hospital in Beijing whose neurosurgery department is one of its key specialties, is taking part in a clinical trial of a Chinese-developed invasive brain-computer interface (BCI), neurosurgeons Yang Jun and Yu Tao wrote in the 16th issue of China Hospital CEO magazine. The trial enrolls patients with spinal cord injury and relies on a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to restore hand function after implantation. Invasive BCIs read neural signals through electrodes placed inside the skull or on the cortical surface, so surgery and rehabilitation depend on close coordination among neurosurgery, rehabilitation and imaging departments. The disclosure marks one step in Chinese hospitals' clinical validation of domestic systems. Public information has not named the system or disclosed enrollment, follow-up milestones or primary endpoints, and no efficacy or safety data have been released.

Why it matters For invasive BCIs, the clinical bottleneck is often not the electrode itself but how surgery, rehabilitation and imaging teams work together. By building an MDT into the trial workflow, Peking University Third Hospital signals that Chinese systems are moving from one-off technical demonstrations toward organized clinical validation. Disclosure is thin, with no system name, enrollment figure or follow-up schedule; what can be confirmed is that the hospital is now on the clinical front line of China's domestic invasive BCI effort.

BCIwiki (bciwiki.com) — Neurosurgeons Yang Jun and Yu Tao of Peking University Third Hospital described the hospital's participation in a domestic invasive brain-computer interface clinical trial in the 16th issue of China Hospital CEO, according to a post on the hospital's website dated September 15, 2026. The trial targets patients with spinal cord injury and relies on a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to support hand function rehabilitation.

Invasive BCIs read neural signals through electrodes implanted inside or on the surface of the brain, then decode them into commands for external devices. For patients with spinal cord injury, such systems aim to bypass the damaged spinal pathway and translate motor intent directly into hand movement or feedback during rehabilitation training.

Unlike a stand-alone technology demonstration, the hospital has built an MDT mechanism into the trial. BCI treatment for spinal cord injury spans neurosurgical implantation, rehabilitation training plans, and imaging and electrophysiological assessment; a breakdown in any one link affects whether patients can actually use the system. The disclosure does not name the system, enrollment numbers, follow-up schedule or primary endpoint, and no efficacy or safety data have been released.

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