# Synchron Stentrode at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: deployment

Canonical ID: `fc72f258-68ce-4a0e-9cd4-84de89a1780e`

Royal Melbourne Hospital — first-in-human Stentrode BCI implantation. 4 patients implanted in Stentrode study. Surgical procedures and follow-up at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville. Led by Peter Mitchell.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** synchron-royal-melbourne-hospital
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Synchron Stentrode](/models/synchron-stentrode.md) (id: `b1b7a2ef-267c-4571-a478-e999c75a5560`)
- **Category:** [Wearable AI](/wearable-ai)
- **Company:** [Synchron](/companies/synchron.md) (id: `ac5afad9-cfd5-4b66-aa18-4d3aacf16560`)
- **Location:** [Melbourne, Victoria, Australia](/locations/melbourne-victoria-australia-2.md) (id: `c448f0a4-3a04-45f9-81cb-e8e850b63ea3`)
- **First seen:** 2019-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9857731/

## Common questions

### What is the Synchron Stentrode deployment at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia?

Synchron Stentrode, built by Synchron, is recorded as a deployment at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on the DEPLOY registry. Synchron operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Synchron Stentrode at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia?

Synchron, the manufacturer of Synchron Stentrode, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Synchron Stentrode deployment at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Synchron Stentrode deployment at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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