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Clinical Trial Vanguard

April 2026

Pioneering BCI Lets Stroke Patient Control PC With His Mind

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elektroniknet.de - German Article

May 2026

CorTecs Brain Interchange: Fortschritte in der Schlaganfall-Patient spielt Pong mit seinem Therapie-Hirnimplantat

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Health & Care Management Magazin - German Article

May 2026

Gedankenkraft gegen Schlaganfall-Folgen

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transkript- German Article

May 2026

BCI ermöglicht gedankenbasierte Computersteuerung

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Neuro News International

May 2026

CorTec’s Brain Interchange BCI system enables stroke patient to control computer with thought alone

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MassDevice

April 2026

CorTec BCI allows patient to control computer with thought alone

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Guided Solution

April 2026

CorTec’s Brain Interchange BCI system enables stroke patient to control computer with his mind

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IT-Blogwise - German Article

April 2026

CorTecs Brain Interchange: Fortschritte in der Schlaganfallrehabilitation

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Mass Device

April 2026

CorTec BCI accepted to FDA advisory program

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April 2026

CorTec’s Stroke Treatment Implant Gains ‘Breakthrough Device’ Status

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April 2026

Cortec prepares to implant BCI tech into third stroke patient

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Citeline

April 2026

CorTec’s CEO Says FDA Breakthrough Marks Shift To Therapeutic BCI For Stroke

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BioWorld

April 2026

Cortec prepares to implant BCI tech into third stroke patient

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BriefGlance.de

April 2026

FDA Fast-Tracks Brain Implant for Stroke Motor Recovery

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Badische Zeitung - German Article

April 2026

Für Schlaganfallpatienten: Unternehmen Cortec nimmt Zulassungshürde

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Medical Device Network

April 2026

CorTec gains FDA breakthrough designation for stroke rehabilitation BCI

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Mass Device

April 2026

CorTec wins FDA breakthrough nod for BCI system

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Venture Capital Magazine

April 2026

FDA has granted CorTecs‘ Breakthrough Device Designation

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Medical Product Outsourcing

April 2026

CorTec Gets FDA Breakthrough Nod for Brain Interchange BCI System

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mobihealthnews

April 2026

CorTec becomes first German BCI company to get FDA Breakthrough designation

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Badische Zeitung - German Article

March 2026

Wie steht es um Südbadens Start-ups?

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elektroniknet.de - German Article

March 2026

Cortec testet Closed-Loop-Stimulation nach Schlaganfall

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BioWorld

March 2026

Med-tech outlook 2026: exits, financings, headwinds

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Elektronik Praxis - German Article

February 2026

„Unser System gewährt Lese/Schreib-Zugriff auf das Gehirn“

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BioWorld

February 2026

Europe’s med-tech companies navigating geopolitical headwinds in 2026

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DeviceMed - German Article

February 2026

Weitere erfolgreiche BCI-Implantation zur Schlaganfallrehabilitation

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Neurofounders

February 2026

How Many People Live With An Implanted BCI Today?

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Citeline

February 2026

Scrip Asks... What Does 2026 Hold For Biopharma? Part 4: R&D Innovation

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Venture Capital Magazin - German Article

February 2026

CorTec implantiert BCI-System zum zweiten Mal erfolgreich

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Mass Device

February 2026

CorTec announces second successful human implant for BCI system

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ELEKTRONIK PRAXIS

February 2026

Deutsches Hirn-Implantat zum zweiten Mal implantiert

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Badische Zeitung - German Article

February 2026

Zweite Hirnimplantation

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transkript - German Article

February 2026

CorTec erreicht nächsten Meilenstein

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Breisgau Live - German Article

February 2026

wvib-Konjunkturumfrage: Aufschwung lässt auf sich warten

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WirtschaftsKRAFT - German Article

February 2026

wvib-Konjunkturumfrage 2025: Aufschwung weiter fragil

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Badische Zeitung - German Article

January 2026

Hoffnung auf den Aufschwung (wvib)

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vdi nachrichten - German Article

November 2025

VDI-Zukunftsgespräch „Gesundheit 2050“ – Viele Aufgaben, große Chancen

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Capital - German Article

November 2025

Weltweit tüfteln Start-ups an Hirnimplantaten – auch diese Freiburger Firma

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Die Presse - German Article

November 2025

"Neurologie ist jetzt sexy"

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focus - German Article

October 2025

Die Maschine in Michis Gehirn – und der neue Glaube, wieder aufzustehen

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my life - German Article

September 2025

Bewegung durch die Kraft der Gedanken - Neue Hoffnung dank 256 Elektroden

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t3n - German Article

September 2025

Auch Sam Altman investiert: Welche Firmen bei Brain-Computer-Interfaces mitmischen

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Börsen Zeitung - German Article

August 2025

Gehirnchips „Made in Germany“ als florierendes Geschäft

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BusinessPunk - German Article

August 2025

CorTec: Deutscher Gehirnchip fordert Elon Musks Neuralink heraus – in den USA

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BusinessInsider - German Article

August 2025

Freiburger Forscher baut ersten deutschen Gehirnchip – testen darf er ihn nur im Ausland

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KUOW

August 2025

This electric brain implant could help stroke victims recover. The first patient: A Seattle-area mechanic

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Handelsblatt - German Article

August 2025

Hightech für die Reha nach Schlaganfall

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NeurotechReports

August 2025

Seattle Team Implants German BCI for Stroke Rehabilitation

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Healthcar Digital- German Article

August 2025

Deutsches Brain-Computer-Interface Neurotherapie mittels Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstelle

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Health & Care Management - German Article

August 2025

Implantation einer Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstelle beim Menschen

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DeviceMed - German Article

August 2025

Neurotherapie mittels Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstelle

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nd - German Article

August 2025

Prothesen für das Gehirn

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Implantable Device

August 2025

CorTec performs first human implant of its Brain Interchange System for stroke

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heise online - German Article

August 2025

Schlaganfall-Reha mit Hightech: Deutsches Neuroimplantat erstmals eingesetzt

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inside digital - German Article

August 2025

Gehirnimplantate im Fokus: Dieses deutsche Unternehmen feiert jetzt Erfolge

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igor's LAB

August 2025

First German brain chip implanted in stroke patient – competition for Neuralink?

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elektronik.de - German Article

August 2025

Erste deutsche Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstelle implantiert

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medizin & technik - German Article

August 2025

CorTec: Implantation einer Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstelle beim Menschen

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nextpit

August 2025

Neuralink Isn’t Alone: Germany Has Entered the Brain Implant Race

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Handelsblatt - German Article

August 2025

Wie ein deutscher Gehirnchip die Medizin revolutionieren soll

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transkript - German Article

July 2025

CorTec vermeldet erfolgreiche BCI-Implantation

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Citeline

July 2025

CorTec Begins First Human Trial Of Wireless Brain Implant For Stroke Rehab

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Süddeutsche Zeitung - German Article

July 2025

Daseinsvorsorge in der Plattformökonomie

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Badische Zeitung - German Article

July 2025

Freiburger Hirnimplantat in den USA eingepflanzt

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SPECTARIS

July 2025

Pionierleistung in der Neurotechnologie: CorTecschreibt Medizintechnik-Geschichte

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The Clinical Trial Vanguard

July 2025

Cortec Achieves German BCI Milestone: First Human Brain Implant

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AXIOS

July 2025

New brain implant could rewire stroke rehab

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MASS DEVICE

July 2025

CorTec announces first human implant for its BCI system

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Healthcare

July 2025

CorTec Achieves Major Neurotech Milestone with First Human Implantation of Germany-Made Brain-Computer Interface

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SPECIFICATIONS

FEATURE 

Recording channels 

Sampling rate 

Sampling dynamic range 

High pass filter cut-off 

Low pass filter cut-off 

Amplifier band pass gain 

Band pass roll-off 

Reference


Stimulation 

Stimulation channels 

Current 

Current source 

Pulse width 

Power supply 

Wireless data transmission 

Closed Loop latency

VALUE

32 

1 kHz 

16 bit (74 nV smallest increment) 

ca. 2 Hz 

325 Hz 

Adjustable: 100-750 

20 dB/dec 

Any (subset) of the recording channels selectable by software or one dedicated hard-wired additional contact 

Current-controlled, biphasic, rectangular, asymmetric stimulus pulses (cathodic amplitude with pulse width followed by an anodic counter pulse of 1/4x amplitude and 4x pulse width) 

 32 

Max. -6 mA / +1.5 mA (24 µA increments) within

 compliance voltage range of -11 V to +5 V 

Can be directed to any of the 32 electrode contacts 

Negative phase: 10 µs – 2,500 µs

Wireless inductive, 120-140 kHz

Bi-directional, radio frequency in 2400-2483.5 MHz band ≤ 40 ms