Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday its experimental implant aimed at restoring vision received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "breakthrough device" designation.

The regulatory approval is just the first phase of a long project, but Neuralink owner Elon Musk is already touting his brain implant tech as a world-changing solution for people with vision loss.

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.

Industrialist Anand Mahindra on Thursday praised Elon Musk's Blindsight device from its brain-chip startup Neuralink, saying that it would be the tech mogul's "most enduring gift to humankind".

Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink announces its experimental implant can restore vision, receives US FDA 'breakthrough device' designation.

Elon Musk's Neuralink has achieved a milestone with the FDA's "breakthrough device" designation for its vision implant, Blindsight.

Neuralink confirmed the FDA approval and stated that Blindsight has been awarded the Breakthrough Device Designation.

The regulatory approval is just the first phase of a long project, but Neuralink owner Elon Musk is already touting his brain implant tech as a world-changing solution for people with vision loss.

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Its latest device, or implant, named ‘Blindsight’ can restore vision to the blind, claims Elon Musk. What’s even more fascinating is the fact that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated Neuralink's experimental Blindsight implant as a "breakthrough device.