22 results about "Cerebral Concussions" patented technology

The adjustor comprises an adjusting belt, a mounting seat, adjusting pieces and the cushion, the adjusting pieces are arranged on the left side and the right side of the mounting seat, the adjusting seat comprises a main body part and a mounting plate arranged on the inner side of the main body part, the adjusting pieces are arranged on the outer side of the main body part, and the cushion is arranged on the mounting plate. The buffer cushion is arranged on the inner surface of the mounting plate; the cushion pad is made of one or more of plastic, silica gel and soft rubber. The buffering cushion has the effects of force unloading and shock absorption, and can reduce or eliminate impact force when being impacted in the riding process, so that a certain effect of protecting the head is achieved, the damage of impact to the head is reduced, the probability of cerebral concussion caused by collision of the brain of a wearer is reduced, and the safety of the wearer is improved. And the use safety of the regulator is greatly improved. In addition, due to the certain thickness of the buffering pad, the wearing comfort and the buffering effect can be improved, and the practicability is high.

A system and method for detecting or verifying recovery from concussion includes a headset or head-attachable device placed against the head of a patient who has exhibited concussion. In the device is an accelerometer for detecting and measuring natural motions of the head due to blood flow in the brain. After a prescribed number of days post-concussion, when the patient returns to physical activity, the accelerometer data from natural motions are analyzed to determine whether concussion persists. Preferably a gross movement accelerometer is also included in the head-attachable device, to record gross movements of the head, so as to correlate any increase in concussion-indicating data with the return to physical activity.

The Tibetan medicine fifty-six agate pill is mainly prepared from fifty-six medicinal materials including zota, pearls, agate, fructus chebulae, semen myristicae, tabasheer and the like, and has the effects of restoring consciousness, inducing resuscitation, easing mental tranquility, clearing and activating the channels and collaterals, enriching blood, tonifying qi, building the body, prolonging life and enhancing the immunity of the organism. The traditional Chinese medicine composition is used for treating red pulse, black pulse and white pulse diseases caused by the longishi disease and three-cause (longishi, red pulse and bacon) imbalance, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and nervous system diseases. The traditional Chinese medicine composition is suitable for diseases such as heart disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, sleep disorder, hypertension, Meniere's syndrome, gastrointestinal diseases, stroke, paralysis, hemiplegia, ankylosing spondylitis, epilepsy, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral concussion and gradual freezing; and various intractable diseases such as heavy metal detoxification are treated.

A protective headgear can include a core and two or more impact absorbing layers coupled to the core. At least one impact absorbing layer can include a number of impact absorbing components that are configured to absorb and reduce the force of impact incident on the protective headgear. The impact absorbing materials can employ cylindrical segments of viscoelastic foam with a sealed central void to absorb high energy impacts. The protective helmet can reduce the occurrence of concussions and subconcussive impacts to the brain.

A device with sound-proofing casing suitable for persons with hearing implements, head trauma, concussions, or autism. This may be used as a medical device to assist with ingestion. The device is adapted to attach the casing to a body having an outer surface exposed to an environment and an inner surface disposed opposite to the outer surface and configured to snugly engage with each other. The casing may be made of silicone. The device's casing reduces irritating sounds produced during normal use and protects against damage.

The present invention relates to the compound benzene galanthamine (also referred to as alpha-1062 or galanthamine benzoate) or a salt thereof for use in the treatment of symptoms after persistent cerebral concussion. In embodiments, benzene galanthamine is for use in the treatment of persistent post-concussion symptoms from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). In embodiments, the symptoms include cognitive impairment. In embodiments, the compositions are administered mucosa, such as intranasal or sublingual. The present invention further relates to a method of treating a symptom after persistent cerebral concussion in a subject comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising bengalanthamine or a salt thereof.

An object of a system according to an embodiment is to quickly and accurately detect a concussion in contact sports and take appropriate measures thereafter.SOLUTION: A system includes an image determination unit, a medical interview collection unit, a generation unit, and a presentation unit. The image determination unit analyzes a video during a game to determine the possibility of a concussion. The medical inquiry collecting unit collects a medical inquiry result and personal information. The generation unit generates an optimal treatment protocol based on the information collected by the image determination unit and the medical inquiry collection unit. The presentation unit presents the treatment protocol generated by the generation unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The present invention discloses an impact resistance detection system and a detection method for a bulletproof helmet, which relates to the technical field of bulletproof helmet detection. The system includes a detection table and a bulletproof helmet, and further includes a detection mechanism, a rotating impact assembly, and a horizontal movement assembly. The detection mechanism includes a head mold matching the bulletproof helmet. The bulletproof helmet is installed on the head mold. An impact column is arranged on one side of the head mold, and a detection piece is arranged in the head mold. After the bulletproof helmet collides with the impact column, the detection piece can detect the pressure received inside the bulletproof helmet. Through the settings of the detection mechanism, the rotating impact assembly, the horizontal movement assembly, etc., the present invention introduces rotational acceleration into the detection system of the bulletproof helmet, improves the limitation of the existing device that only uses linear acceleration, and enables the detection device to detect the protective performance of the bulletproof helmet against "concussion", axonal injury, and diffuse brain injury.

A system and method for detecting or verifying recovery from concussion includes a headset or head-attachable device placed against the head of a patient who has exhibited concussion. In the device is an accelerometer for detecting and measuring natural motions of the head due to blood flow in the brain. After a prescribed number of days post-concussion, when the patient returns to physical activity, the accelerometer data from natural motions are analyzed to determine whether concussion persists. Preferably a gross movement accelerometer is also included in the head-attachable device, to record gross movements of the head, so as to correlate any increase in concussion-indicating data with the return to physical activity.

The application provides a brain function complex network-based electroencephalogram signal processing method and device and electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of electroencephalogram signal processing. The method steps include obtaining electroencephalogram data of a sub-brain concussion group and a healthy control group, and preprocessing the electroencephalogram data. The preprocessed electroencephalogram data is separated according to attention subnetworks, and the phase lock values of the electroencephalogram data under different frequency bands are calculated respectively to generate a subnetwork functional connection matrix. Based on a head model and a brain atlas, the electroencephalogram data is mapped to a source space through a beamforming algorithm to generate a whole-brain functional connection matrix. Global indicators are extracted through the whole-brain functional connection matrix, and node indicators are extracted through the subnetwork functional connection matrix. A classification network model is established, the global indicators and the node indicators are fused and input into the trained classification network model, and the classification results of the sub-brain concussion group and the healthy control group are output. Compared with the traditional method, the accuracy and generalization ability of the classification network model are greatly improved.

An Evaluation Method to Identify Signs of a Potential Concussion in Active Children called Safe Brain. The method is a neurological evaluation method to assess changes in cognitive function and brain performance over time to reveal changes in the cognitive status of a person and helping identify signs of potential head injury wherein changes exist. This method uses a mobile app that alerts children and caregivers that a change may have transpired. Safe Brain has designed and developed a full method of application and games that establish baseline levels for comparisons using a mobile phone. Caregivers register the application and individual neurological baseline values are established for each account of the child. Once set up, Safe Brain continues to creatively engage with children and caregivers which provides more objective criteria that indicates potential symptoms of a concussion indicated by changes from the baseline values.

An isolation therapy device worn on the head for reducing sensory input and delivering therapeutic treatment for neurological and psychological conditions, including anxiety, PTSD, autism, cognitive decline, and concussion. The device comprises a multi-layer construction including: an innermost comfort layer, an intermediate adjustable compression or suspension layer, and an outer fabric shell layer. The device further includes optional modular systems for sensory reduction and therapeutic enhancement, including modules for visual and auditory isolation, aromatherapy, heating, cooling, vibration, and EEG monitoring. Modular components may be removable, adjustable, and customizable. The device optionally integrates smart sensors for biometric monitoring and real-time feedback. A digital application may be used in conjunction with the device to enable control, tracking, and personalization of therapy parameters. The modular nature allows for individualized treatment protocols and adaptability across a range of conditions.

Systems and methods of a safety helmet for protecting the human head against repetitive impacts, moderate impacts and severe impacts so as to significantly reduce the likelihood of both translational and rotational brain injury and concussions may be provided. The helmet may include an outer shell, an outer liner disposed within and coupled to the outer shell, and an inner liner disposed within and coupled in spaced opposition to the outer liner. A damper array may allow for omnidirectional movement of the inner liner relative to the outer liner and the outer shell.

A method for assessing cranial nerve function, the method includes presenting a stimulus to a patient, capturing position data from at least one eye of the subject using an eye tracker having one or more sensors, filtering the data to remove noise, detecting one or more saccades from the position data, computing at least one saccade summary metric, computing at least one saccade directional metric, and predicting a probability of a concussion based on the at least one saccade summary metric or the at least one saccade directional metric.

Described herein are biological devices and extracts useful for detecting Alzheimer's disease and / or concussions. The biological devices include microbial cells transformed with a DNA construct containing genes for producing β-amyloid precursor protein, microtubule associated protein tau, adipose triglyceride lipase, acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase. In some instances, the biological devices also include a gene for enhanced green fluorescent protein. Methods for using the devices to diagnose or detect Alzheimer's disease and / or concussions are also provided herein.

A wearable device for coupling to headwear worn by a specific user comprises an motion sensor for detecting an motion change experienced by the user, and a notification component for providing a notification when a detected motion exceeds a threshold. In an embodiment, the motion is acceleration and the sensor is an accelerometer The threshold is set at a standard threshold value 401, input data indicative of at least one cognitive characteristic it received 402, and the threshold acceleration is updated to a specific user threshold value based on the cognitive data 403. The cognitive characteristic may be the balance or memory of the user. In another embodiment a notification is provided when an acceleration exceeds a threshold, the threshold is set to a specific user threshold, and the specific user threshold is updated in response to a detected acceleration change exceeding the threshold. The device may be used during sporting activity for identifying a risk of concussion or brain injury.

The invention discloses a non-invasive cerebrospinal fluid flow regulation and control device based on gait and sacral pillow rhythm collaborative simulation, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments. The invention aims to solve the ubiquitous problems of high invasiveness, high infection risk, single regulation and control mode, lack of intelligent feedback mechanism and the like in the treatment means of cerebrospinal fluid flow disorder. Complete non-invasive contact is achieved, cerebrospinal fluid is mildly promoted to flow in a rhythm simulation mode, and infection and injury risks are remarkably reduced; 'gait-sacrum alternating rhythm 'and'occipital bone-respiratory rhythm' are creatively combined and are close to natural cerebrospinal fluid circulation dynamics; rhythm optimization is carried out based on real-time physiological data, and closed-loop regulation and control of intelligent intervention and dynamic correction are achieved. The device is not only suitable for neurological dysfunctions such as postoperative hydrocephalus and cerebral concussion, but also can be popularized to the fields of cognitive training, elderly rehabilitation, sleep intervention and the like; and a data acquisition and analysis module is embedded, so that the system can be used as a cerebrospinal fluid dynamics research platform or a medical teaching training tool.

The invention provides an electroencephalogram signal processing method and device based on a brain function complex network and electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of electroencephalogram signal processing.The method comprises the steps that electroencephalogram data of a sub-brain concussion group and a healthy control group are obtained, and the electroencephalogram data are preprocessed; separating the preprocessed electroencephalogram data according to an attention sub-network, respectively calculating phase lock values of the electroencephalogram data under different frequency bands, and generating a sub-network function connection matrix; based on a head model and a brain atlas, mapping the electroencephalogram data to a source space through a beam forming algorithm, and generating a whole brain function connection matrix; extracting a global index through the whole brain function connection matrix, and extracting a node index through the sub-network function connection matrix; and establishing a classification network model, fusing the global indexes and the node indexes, inputting the fused global indexes and node indexes into the trained classification network model, and outputting classification results of the sub-brain concussion group and the health control group. Compared with a traditional mode, the accuracy and generalization ability of the classification network model are greatly improved.

The present invention discloses a novel, passive deflection-sensitive mechanism designed for applications such as helmets. This mechanism enhances safety by allowing the movement and decoupling of specific helmet parts when applied forces exceed a predetermined threshold. The mechanism comprises an anchor socket and a deflect pin, whose extended shaft facilitates deflection and decoupling of the connected parts of a helmet under lateral forces. This decoupling reduces rotational and linear forces on the brain during impact, thereby decreasing the risk of head injury and concussion. Prototype testing with this mechanism demonstrated a significant reduction in force applied to the brain, making it a promising solution for head protection equipment. While the mechanism is frangible and absorbs only a negligible amount of energy, it contributes to force reduction by enabling part decoupling upon impact. Additionally, the mechanism is adaptable for various applications requiring movement and detachment of parts under specific conditions.

Electrocardiography (ECG) data acquired from a subject and processed with a machine learning model to determine whether the subject has a particular neurological condition, such as a brain injury (e.g., a concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI), or other brain injury). a neurological disease, neurological abnormality, or the like. The machine learning model generates classified feature data that are indicative of the presence and / or likelihood of a particular neurological condition.

A method for detecting, diagnosing or screening for concussion in a subject includes a) tracking eye movement of at least one eye of the subject, b) analyzing eye movement of at least one eye of the subject, c) calculating a statistical test for eye movement of at least one eye of the subject as compared to a normal or mean eye movement, and d) detecting, diagnosing or screening for an impairment based on the calculated statistical test.