System and method of active neuro-protection for detecting and arresting traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury
First Claim
1. A system of active neuro-protection for detecting and arresting injury to an individual comprising:
- a sensing means for sensing the occurrence of a predetermined event within an environment and for operatively transmitting an event indicating signal;
a controller operatively in communication with said sensing means, wherein said controller includes a processor for processing said event indicating signal to determine if a predetermined condition is met for releasing a neuro-protective agent;
a dispensing means for releasing a neuro-protective drug, wherein said dispensing means is operatively in communication with said controller, and releases said neuro-protective drug if said controller transmits a drug releasing signal to said dispensing means if the predetermined condition is met.
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Abstract
A system and method of active neuro-protection for detecting and arresting injury to an individual is provided. The system includes a sensing means for sensing the occurrence of a predetermined event within an environment and for operatively transmitting an event indicating signal. The system also includes a controller operatively in communication with the sensing means including a processor for processing the event indicating signal to determine if a predetermined condition is met for releasing a neuro-protective agent. The system further includes a dispensing means for releasing the neuro-protective drug, and the dispensing means is operatively in communication with the controller, and releases the neuro-protective drug if the controller transmits a drug releasing signal to the dispensing means if the predetermined condition is met. A method includes the steps of monitoring for a predetermined condition that would induce a traumatic injury to an individual within an environment using the sensing means, determining if the predetermined traumatic injury inducing condition is detected by the controller, and dispensing a neuro-protective drug.
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1. A system of active neuro-protection for detecting and arresting injury to an individual comprising:
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a sensing means for sensing the occurrence of a predetermined event within an environment and for operatively transmitting an event indicating signal;
a controller operatively in communication with said sensing means, wherein said controller includes a processor for processing said event indicating signal to determine if a predetermined condition is met for releasing a neuro-protective agent;
a dispensing means for releasing a neuro-protective drug, wherein said dispensing means is operatively in communication with said controller, and releases said neuro-protective drug if said controller transmits a drug releasing signal to said dispensing means if the predetermined condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of active neuro-protection for detecting and arresting traumatic injury to the brain and/or spine of an individual, said method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring for a predetermined condition that would induce a traumatic injury to an individual within an environment using a sensing means;
determining if the predetermined traumatic injury inducing condition is detected by a controller receiving a signal from the sensing means; and
dispensing a neuro-protective drug from a dispensing means operatively in communication with the controller if the predetermined traumatic injury inducing condition is detected. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of active neuro-protection for detecting and arresting traumatic injury to the brain and/or spine of an individual, said method comprising the steps of:
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locating a body mounted dispensing mechanism on the body of the individual, wherein the body mounted dispensing mechanism contains a neuro-protective drug from a class of drugs that functionally arrest injury to the central nervous system of the individual;
monitoring for a predetermined condition that would induce a traumatic injury to an individual within an environment using a sensing means;
determining if the predetermined traumatic injury inducing condition is detected by a controller receiving a signal from the sensing means;
dispensing the neuro-protective drug from the body-mounted dispensing mechanism, which is operatively in communication with the controller, if the predetermined traumatic injury inducing condition is detected; and
continuing to monitor the environment if the predetermined traumatic injury inducing condition is not detected. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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