Retina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in Europe
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A retina chip reaching commercial sale in Europe moves brain-adjacent implants from research to regulated product. Healthcare and device operators should assume neuro-adjacent hardware is entering real care pathways and start mapping data, liability, and integration implications now.
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