DEVICE AND SYSTEM TO REDUCE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
First Claim
1. A method of reducing traumatic brain injury comprising the steps of:
- generating sensor measurements from a first sensor coupled to a head component attached to the head of a user in response to an impact to the user which causes motion of the head;
determining if a value of the sensor measurements is greater than or equal to an injury level value;
transmitting a locking signal to a linkage element when the value of the sensor measurements is greater than or equal to the injury level value; and
switching a state of the linkage element connecting the head component to a body component attached to the body of the user when the locking signal is received from a relatively flexible state to a relatively rigid state.
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Abstract
A device for reducing traumatic brain injury comprises a first sensor, a first linkage element, and a processing element. The first sensor is coupled to a head component and configured to measure an acceleration of a user'"'"'s head as a result of an impact on the head component and to generate corresponding first sensor measurements. The first linkage element is configured to connect the head component to a body component and is able to switch between a first state in which it is relatively flexible and a second state in which it is relatively rigid. The first linkage element is switched from its first state to its second state by a locking signal. The processing element is configured to receive the first sensor measurements and to generate the locking signal when a value of the first sensor measurements is greater than or equal to an injury level.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of reducing traumatic brain injury comprising the steps of:
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generating sensor measurements from a first sensor coupled to a head component attached to the head of a user in response to an impact to the user which causes motion of the head; determining if a value of the sensor measurements is greater than or equal to an injury level value; transmitting a locking signal to a linkage element when the value of the sensor measurements is greater than or equal to the injury level value; and switching a state of the linkage element connecting the head component to a body component attached to the body of the user when the locking signal is received from a relatively flexible state to a relatively rigid state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of reducing traumatic brain injury comprising the steps of:
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generating sensor measurements from a first sensor coupled to a head component attached to the head of a user in response to an impact to the user which causes motion of the head, wherein the sensor measurements include an acceleration of the head about the neck toward either shoulder of the user; determining if a value of the sensor measurements is greater than or equal to an injury level value to indicate the presence of a potentially dangerous and harmful impact force to the head; transmitting a locking signal to a linkage element when the value of the sensor measurements is greater than or equal to the injury level value to indicate the presence of a potentially dangerous and harmful impact force to the head; and switching a state of the linkage element connecting the head component to a body component attached to the body of the user when the locking signal is received from a relatively flexible state to a relatively rigid state. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of reducing traumatic brain injury comprising the steps of:
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generating sensor measurements from a first sensor coupled to a head component attached to the head of a user in response to an impact to the user which causes motion of the head; determining if a value of the sensor measurements is greater than or equal to an injury level value to indicate the presence of a potentially dangerous and harmful impact force to the head; transmitting a locking signal to a linkage element connecting the head component to a body component attached to the body of the user when the value of the sensor measurements is greater than or equal to the injury level value to indicate the presence of a potentially dangerous and harmful impact force to the head; and generating a magnetic field from a first component of the linkage element to a second component of the linkage element to lock the relative positions of the first component and the second component when the locking signal is received. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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