Brain cooling device

a brain cooling and cooling device technology, applied in the field of headwear, can solve the problems of brain damage being unavoidable, brain damage may already be experienced, and injuries suffered by patients, so as to achieve significant cooling, avoid brain damage, reduce neurological deterioration

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-12-23
PRESTON POWERS JULLIAN JOSHUA
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[0029]The headwear of the present invention is able to be configured to be carried with the first aid kit of any paramedic, and can be used to provide cooling to the brain of an accident victim whilst awaiting arrival of transport to a hospital, and during the journey thereto. Headwear according to the present invention may also find application for providing cooling to the brains of patients after arrival or who have already been received in a hospital.
[0030]A motorcycle safety helmet

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This phenomenon has been observed, for example, when an accident victim has fallen into cold, icy water resulting in hypothermia.
It is, however, often the case that a victim will have suffered their injuries significantly in advance of their arrival at a hospital “Accident and Emergency” department.
If the delay between receiving an injury and receiving treatment at a hospital or other medical care facility is too long, significant neurological deterioration may already have occurred in the interim, and brain damage may thereafter be unavoidable.
The crews of emergency response vehicles are often the first on site with any means for treating a victim of severe injuries, but as yet paramedic teams do not widely carry head-cooling apparatus as part of their standard equipment, if at all.
Due to the exposed and unrestrained position of a motorcycle rider on their vehicle, motorcyclists who are involved in accidents often sustain severe injuries.
By far the most common cause of fatalities amongst motorcycle accident victims, however, are head injuries resulting in brain trauma.
If the same deceleration were to be applied to the rider's head, the motorcyclist's more rigid skull would tend also to be brought promptly to a halt, whilst the softer brain matter, which has nothing holding it place, te

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[0050]the main body 3 of a motorcycle safety helmet is illustrated diagrammatically in FIG. 4, which details the main constructional elements of the motorcycle helmet main body 3.

[0051]Similarly to the known motorcycle safety helmet described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the motorcycle safety helmet main body 3 includes a rigid outer shell 10, inside which is provided an impact absorbing material layer 20. An inner comfort layer 30 is furthermore arranged within the interior of the motorcycle safety helmet main body 3, to provide a contact surface with the head of a wearer of the motorcycle safety helmet.

[0052]It will be appreciated that although the illustrated embodiments of the motorcycle safety helmet of the present invention are illustrated as full-face safety helmets, other known forms of motorcycle safety helmet may be adapted to incorporate a suitable endothermic reactor and triggering device, according to the principles set forth herein. Specifically, endothermic r...

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[0069]FIG. 5 shows a motorcycle safety helmet main body 3, including the same reactor inner layer 40 and reactor outer layer 50 as shown in FIG. 4. In the embodiment of FIG. 5, multiple plungers 60 are provided as trigger mechanisms by which to initiate the endothermic reaction between the inner layer 40 and outer layer 50. The plunger trigger mechanism 60 is configured so that, during the contact expected in normal use between the head of the motorcyclist and the plunger, no triggering action will take place. However, during an impact situation, the forces applied by the user's head against the sides of the helmet will cause the plungers 60 to be depressed, initiating the reaction between the substances in the inner layer 40 and outer layer 50.

[0070]FIGS. 6 to 8 show alternative configurations of how the inner comfort layer 30, inner reactor layer 40 and outer reactor layer 50 may be arranged so as to be better accommodated, comfortably, within the confines of the motorcycle safety...

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There is disclosed headwear comprising an endothermic reactor and a trigger to initiate an endothermic reaction in the reactor whilst being worn on a wearer's head. Such may preferentially be utilised in or in conjunction with a motorcycle safety helmet or similar crash protection device. The headwear is intended to prevent or delay the onset of brain damage as a result of serious trauma or head injury.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to headwear comprising an endothermic reactor. Such headwear is particularly suited to use as or in conjunction with safety headwear, such as motorcycle helmets.BACKGROUND[0002]It has long been recognised that neurological deterioration in trauma victims is dramatically reduced when a hypothermic state is induced. This phenomenon has been observed, for example, when an accident victim has fallen into cold, icy water resulting in hypothermia. A similar phenomenon was observed during the Napoleonic Wars, when wounded soldiers who were left “out in the cold” managed to survive their injuries, whilst their counterparts who had been warmed by a nearby fire perished. More recently, medical practitioners have made use of this phenomenon by deliberately inducing mild hypothermia in patients, prior to emergency treatment or during surgical operations. This causes the body's vital functions to be slowed down, thus reducing the chances of brai...

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IPC IPC(8): A42B1/24
CPCA42B3/285A61F7/106A61F2007/0002A42B3/12A42B3/00A42B3/0406A61F2007/0276A42B3/04A42B3/10A42B3/0486
Inventor PRESTON-POWERS, JULLIAN JOSHUA
Owner PRESTON POWERS JULLIAN JOSHUA
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