System and device for seizure detection

Abstract

A device comprises a head mounting arrangement sized and shaped to be worn on a user's head and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the arrangement so that, when the arrangement is worn on the user's head, the electrodes contact target portions of a scalp to detect electrical activity of a brain of the user in combination with an image capture device disposed on the arrangement so that, when the arrangement is worn on the user's head, a field of view of the image capture device includes a portion of an anatomy of the user and a processing unit generating EEG data from the electrical activity, wherein, when the EEG data is indicative of an epileptic event, the processing unit activates the image capture device to capture video data of the user and may store the EEG and / or the video data with transmission of warning signals to one or more remote displaying and / or computing arrangements.

Description

BACKGROUND [0001] Ambulatory epilepsy diagnosis and monitoring systems have been developed to capture epileptic events in non-clinical settings and alleviate the costs associated with long-term, in-patient monitoring sessions conducted in hospitals. The ambulatory system consists of a data acquisition arrangement that captures brain waves of a subject and a video camera mounted on a tripod for capturing video of the subject. The physician may then review the brain waves and the video offline to analyze the subject's activity and any epileptic events that may have occurred during a monitoring period. [0002] The conventional data acquisition arrangement tends to be bulky and heavy, limiting the subject's range of movement and inhibiting performance of daily tasks. That is, the subject may not be able to cook, clean, do laundry or relax comfortably while tethered to the data acquisition arrangement. Additionally, the video camera is statically positioned and captures only a limited vie...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a headset that can detect seizures by measuring the electrical activity of the brain using electrodes on the head. The headset also has a camera to capture images of the user's face and a processing unit to analyze the electrical activity. When the processing unit detects a seizure, it will activate the camera to capture video data of the user. This invention can help to quickly detect and respond to seizures, potentially saving lives.

Problems solved by technology

The conventional data acquisition arrangement tends to be bulky and heavy, limiting the subject's range of movement and inhibiting performance of daily tasks.

That is, the subject may not be able to cook, clean, do laundry or relax comfortably while tethered to the data acquisition arrangement.

Additionally, the video camera is statically positioned and captures only a limited viewing range.

Thus, the conventional ambulatory systems severely restrict the subject's activity and movement even in non-clinical settings.

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