Phantom Neuro Implants Neural Interface in Humans for the First Time

Phantom X is designed to translate intended arm and hand movements into commands for robotic prosthetic limbs

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Phantom Neuro today announced that the first participants with upper limb loss in its CYBORG early feasibility study have undergone implantation of Phantom X, a device placed under the skin in one's residual limb, turning muscle signals into wireless commands for a prosthetic limb. The procedures were performed at Cabrini Health in Melbourne, Australia.