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NeuroPort Electrode
Identity
- Manufacturer
- Blackrock Neurotech
- Model number
- —
- Codename
- —
- Aliases
- Blackrock NeuroPort, NeuroPort, NeuroPort Cortical Microelectrode Array System
- Generation
- —
- Country of origin
- US
- Released
- Announced
- —
- Discontinued
- —
- Status
- shipping
Classification
- Invasiveness
- invasive
- Modalities
- LFP, single-unit, multi-unit
- Primary modality
- single-unit
- Direction
- read
- Categories
- medical-implant, research-grade
- Form factor
- intracortical-implant
- Use cases
- temporary (≤30 day) recording of brain electrical activity (cleared indication), investigational long-term human intracortical BCI under IDE, speech / cursor / robotic-arm BCI in BrainGate
- Target users
- neurosurgeon, neuroscience-researcher, patient-paralysis, patient-als
Electrodes
- Total channels
- 96
- Recording channels
- 96
- Reference channels
- 1
- Electrode type
- intracortical-mea
- Material
- platinum-iridium, iridium-oxide
- 10-20 positions
- —
- Requires gel
- No
- Requires saline
- No
- Prep time
- —
- Reusable
- No
- Disposable
- No
Signal acquisition
- Sampling rate
- 30000 Hz
- ADC resolution
- —
- Notch filters
- —
- Onboard artifact rejection
- —
Stimulation
- Capable
- No
Connectivity
- Protocols
- ethernet
- Bluetooth
- —
- Bluetooth profiles
- —
- Concurrent mode
- single-only
- Encryption (transit)
- —
- Pairing methods
- —
- Cloud sync
- No
- Offline recording
- Yes
Power
- Sources
- wired
- Battery life (active)
- —
- Charging port
- —
- Charging time
- —
- Battery replaceable
- —
- Notes
- —
Physical
- Weight
- —
- Dimensions
- 4 mm L × 4 mm W × 1.5 mm H
- Materials
- silicon, platinum-iridium
- Sizes
- —
- Head circumference
- —
- Operating temp
- —
Compute
- Has onboard computer
- No
- Operating systems
- bare-metal
- Primary OS
- bare-metal
- Edge ML accelerator
- No
- Root access
- none
- App sandbox
- No
- 3rd-party apps allowed
- No
- Notes
- —
Software & data
- Mobile app
- No
- Cloud platform
- No
- Offline mode
- Yes
- Subscription required
- No
- Raw data access
- Yes
- Export formats
- —
- LSL support
- —
- Data ownership
- user
- Apps
- Cerebus Central Suite
SDK & developer access
- Has SDK
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- Languages
- —
- Web Bluetooth
- No
- Raw sample access
- Yes
- BCI paradigms
- —
- 3rd-party integrations
- —
- Docs
- —
Capabilities
- Attention / focus
- —
- Meditation / calm
- —
- Neurofeedback
- —
- Meditation coaching
- —
- Sleep tracking
- —
Regulatory & clinical
- FDA status
- 510k
- CE mark
- No
- Certifications
- FDA 510(k) K110010, FDA 510(k) K090957
- Prescription required
- Yes
- Pediatric approved
- No
Pricing & availability
- MSRP
- —
- Current price
- —
- Subscription
- —
- Warranty
- —
- Return policy (days)
- —
- Where to buy
- Buy at blackrockneurotech.com
Media & links
- Official site
- blackrockneurotech.com
- Product page
- blackrockneurotech.com
Editor’s take
In favor
- Most published human intracortical-BCI track record in the world
- Established surgical pathway
- FDA 510(k)-cleared for ≤30 day temporary recording
Against
- Tethered percutaneous connector
- Signal quality degrades over years
- Long-term human use is under IDE only
Sources & provenance
- Blackrock Neurotech — NeuroPort product page
- FDA 510(k) K110010 — NeuroPort Cortical Microelectrode Array
- FDA 510(k) K090957 — earlier NeuroPort clearance
- NIH BRAIN Initiative — NeuroPort Electrode Array
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