invasive · DBS · investigational
Summit RC+S
By Medtronic
Identity
- Manufacturer
- Medtronic
- Model number
- —
- Codename
- Olympus RC+S
- Aliases
- Medtronic Summit RC+S
- Generation
- —
- Country of origin
- US
- Released
- —
- Announced
- —
- Discontinued
- —
- Status
- investigational
Classification
- Invasiveness
- invasive
- Modalities
- DBS, LFP
- Primary modality
- DBS
- Direction
- read-write
- Categories
- medical-implant, research-grade, stimulation
- Form factor
- implant
- Use cases
- investigational closed-loop / adaptive deep-brain stimulation, biomarker discovery via chronic intracranial recording, BCI / brain-network research
- Target users
- neurosurgeon, neuroscience-researcher
Electrodes
- Total channels
- 16
- Recording channels
- 4
- Reference channels
- —
- Electrode type
- depth
- Material
- —
- 10-20 positions
- —
- Requires gel
- No
- Requires saline
- No
- Prep time
- —
- Reusable
- No
- Disposable
- No
Stimulation
- Capable
- Yes
Connectivity
- Protocols
- bluetooth-le, usb-2
- Bluetooth
- —
- Bluetooth profiles
- —
- Concurrent mode
- —
- Encryption (transit)
- aes-128
- Pairing methods
- —
- Cloud sync
- Yes
- Offline recording
- Yes
Power
- Sources
- rechargeable-li-ion
- Battery life (active)
- ≥ 30 hr
- Charging port
- inductive
- Charging time
- —
- Battery replaceable
- No
- Notes
- 9-year device life; rechargeable to support continuous data streaming.
Software & data
- Mobile app
- No
- Cloud platform
- Yes
- Offline mode
- Yes
- Subscription required
- No
- Raw data access
- Yes
- Export formats
- json, mat
- LSL support
- —
- Data ownership
- shared
- Apps
- —
SDK & developer access
- Has SDK
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes
- Languages
- matlab
- Web Bluetooth
- No
- Raw sample access
- Yes
- BCI paradigms
- passive-monitoring, closed-loop-stim
- 3rd-party integrations
- —
- Docs
- github.com
Capabilities
- Attention / focus
- —
- Meditation / calm
- —
- Neurofeedback
- Yes
- Meditation coaching
- —
- Sleep tracking
- —
Regulatory & clinical
- FDA status
- investigational-device-exemption
- CE mark
- No
- Certifications
- —
- Prescription required
- Yes
- Pediatric approved
- No
Pricing & availability
- MSRP
- $0
- Current price
- —
- Subscription
- —
- Warranty
- —
- Return policy (days)
- —
- Where to buy
- —
Editor’s take
In favor
- Researcher-programmable closed-loop DBS
- Strong NIH-funded research deployment
Against
- Investigational only
- Architectural predecessor to commercial Percept line
Sources & provenance
- NIH BRAIN Initiative — RC+S device information PDF
- Frontiers Human Neurosci — Analysis-rcs-data toolbox
- IOP J. Neural Eng. — concurrent stim/sense review
Last reviewed