Core clinical engineering and protocols for Real-Time Spike Sorting.
Sampling 1,024 neural channels at 30 kHz with 12-bit resolution produces over 360 megabits of raw data per second. Transmitting this raw stream wirelessly across the skull requires excessive radio power that would heat the brain beyond safe regulatory thresholds (max 1.0°C rise).
NeuroLinkage performs spike detection and clustering directly within an ultra-low-power ASIC located on the cranial implant. Only the timestamp, channel number, and unit cluster ID are transmitted wirelessly, reducing wireless data bandwidth and power consumption by over 98%.