Mouthguard for analysis of biomarkers for traumatic brain injury
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1. A computer program product for monitoring a user for traumatic brain injuries, the computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;
determining that the user has suffered a severe impact;
instructing a sensor to obtain a saliva specimen from a mouthguard and to provide the saliva specimen to a lab on chip, wherein obtaining the saliva specimen from the mouthguard is performed after a delay period from the severe impact, wherein the delay is determined based on a severity of the severe impact experienced by the user;
analyzing the saliva specimen for one or more biomarkers; and
creating an alert that the user of the mouthguard may have suffered a traumatic brain injury, wherein the alert includes an indication of the one or more biomarkers, a concentration of the one or more biomarkers and an identification of the user.
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Abstract
Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring a user of a helmet for traumatic brain injury. Aspects include obtaining a saliva specimen from a mouthguard and providing the saliva specimen to a lab on chip. Aspects further include determining whether the saliva specimen contains a biomarker that indicates the user suffered a traumatic brain injury and creating an alert that the user of the helmet has suffered a traumatic brain injury.
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1. A computer program product for monitoring a user for traumatic brain injuries, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; determining that the user has suffered a severe impact; instructing a sensor to obtain a saliva specimen from a mouthguard and to provide the saliva specimen to a lab on chip, wherein obtaining the saliva specimen from the mouthguard is performed after a delay period from the severe impact, wherein the delay is determined based on a severity of the severe impact experienced by the user; analyzing the saliva specimen for one or more biomarkers; and creating an alert that the user of the mouthguard may have suffered a traumatic brain injury, wherein the alert includes an indication of the one or more biomarkers, a concentration of the one or more biomarkers and an identification of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for monitoring a user for traumatic brain injuries comprising:
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a lab on chip configured to receive a saliva specimen from a mouthguard and to analyze the saliva specimen to identify one or more biomarkers; a processor configured to communicate with the lab on chip, wherein the processor creates an alert that the user of the mouthguard may have suffered a traumatic brain injury, wherein the processor instructs the lab on chip to obtain the saliva specimen from the mouthguard in response to a determination that the user has experienced an acceleration above a threshold amount, wherein the saliva specimen is obtained after a delay period from the acceleration above the threshold amount, wherein the delay is determined based on a severity of the acceleration above the threshold amount experienced by the user, and wherein the alert includes an indication of the one or more biomarkers, a concentration of the one or more biomarkers and an identification of the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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