Neuralink, the Elon Musk-owned brain-computer interface company, has received "breakthrough device" clearance from the FDA. The breakthrough devices program at the FDA is a voluntary program that developers can apply to that,

Elon Musk's Blindsight brain implant has achieved a major milestone. It's now being worn by Geordi La Forge. No wait, it's actually been awarded Breakthrough Device Designation by the FDA. But to celebrate, Musk evoked the famously vision-enhanced Star Trek character in an X post.

Neuralink says the Food and Drug Administration has designated its experimental Blindsight implant as a "breakthrough device." The company is developing the technology in an attempt to restore blind people's sight.