Iota Implant

Identity

Manufacturer

Iota Biosciences

Model number

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Codename

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Aliases

Neural Dust, Iota moteverifiedSources (2)

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03
2. UC Berkeley I&E — Iota Biosciences profilehttps://iande.berkeley.edu/iota-biosciences

Updated: 2026-05-04

Generation

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Country of origin

USverifiedSource

1. UC Berkeley I&E — Iota Biosciences profilehttps://iande.berkeley.edu/iota-biosciences

Updated: 2026-05-04

Released

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Announced

2016-08verifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Discontinued

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Status

preclinicalverifiedSource

1. Fierce Biotech — Astellas / Iota $304M acquisition writeuphttps://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/after-r-d-tryout-astellas-opts-to-acquire-bioelectronics-maker-iota-biosciences-304m-deal

Updated: 2026-05-04

Classification

Invasiveness

invasiveverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Modalities

LFPverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Primary modality

LFPverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Direction

read-writeverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Categories

medical-implant, research-grade, stimulationverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Form factor

intracortical-implantverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Use cases

nerve-stimulation therapy, implantable bladder-wall stimulation (FDA IDE 2024), peripheral-nerve researchverifiedSources (2)

1. Fierce Biotech — Astellas / Iota $304M acquisition writeuphttps://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/after-r-d-tryout-astellas-opts-to-acquire-bioelectronics-maker-iota-biosciences-304m-deal
2. UC Berkeley I&E — Iota Biosciences profilehttps://iande.berkeley.edu/iota-biosciences

Updated: 2026-05-04

Target users

neuroscience-researcherverifiedSource

1. UC Berkeley I&E — Iota Biosciences profilehttps://iande.berkeley.edu/iota-biosciences

Updated: 2026-05-04

Electrodes

Signal acquisition

Sampling rate

—unknownSource

1. Bandwidth limited by ultrasound back-scatter modulation; not pinned in primary Iota sources

Updated: 2026-05-04

ADC resolution

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Notch filters

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Onboard artifact rejection

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Stimulation

Capable

YesverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Connectivity

Protocols

proprietary-rfverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Bluetooth

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Bluetooth profiles

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Concurrent mode

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Encryption (transit)

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Pairing methods

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Cloud sync

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Offline recording

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Power

Sources

otherverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Battery life (active)

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Charging port

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Charging time

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Battery replaceable

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Notes

Powered entirely by external ultrasound — no battery.verifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Physical

Weight

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Dimensions

0.8 mm L × 0.8 mm W × 0.6 mm HverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Materials

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Sizes

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Head circumference

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Operating temp

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Software & data

Mobile app

NoverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Cloud platform

NoverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Offline mode

YesverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Subscription required

NoverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Raw data access

YesverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Export formats

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

LSL support

NoverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Data ownership

userverifiedSource

1. Seo et al., Neuron 2016 — Wireless Recording in the Peripheral Nervous System with Neural Dusthttps://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30457-12016-08-03

Updated: 2026-05-04

Apps

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

SDK & developer access

Has SDK

NoverifiedSource

1. Iota Biosciences — official sitehttps://iota.bio

Updated: 2026-05-04

Open source

NoverifiedSource

1. Iota Biosciences — official sitehttps://iota.bio

Updated: 2026-05-04

Languages

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Web Bluetooth

NoverifiedSource

1. Iota Biosciences — official sitehttps://iota.bio

Updated: 2026-05-04

Raw sample access

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

BCI paradigms

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

3rd-party integrations

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Docs

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Regulatory & clinical

FDA status

noneverifiedSource

1. Fierce Biotech — Astellas / Iota $304M acquisition writeuphttps://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/after-r-d-tryout-astellas-opts-to-acquire-bioelectronics-maker-iota-biosciences-304m-deal

Updated: 2026-05-04

CE mark

NoverifiedSource

1. Fierce Biotech — Astellas / Iota $304M acquisition writeuphttps://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/after-r-d-tryout-astellas-opts-to-acquire-bioelectronics-maker-iota-biosciences-304m-deal

Updated: 2026-05-04

Certifications

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Prescription required

YesverifiedSource

1. Fierce Biotech — Astellas / Iota $304M acquisition writeuphttps://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/after-r-d-tryout-astellas-opts-to-acquire-bioelectronics-maker-iota-biosciences-304m-deal

Updated: 2026-05-04

Pediatric approved

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Pricing & availability

MSRP

—unknownSource

1. Pre-commercial — not for sale

Updated: 2026-05-04

Current price

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Subscription

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Warranty

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Return policy (days)

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Where to buy

—unknownSource

1. Pre-commercial — no buy URL

Updated: 2026-05-04

Editor’s take