DEVICE TO REDUCE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
First Claim
1. A device for reducing traumatic brain injury, the device comprising:
- a first sensor coupled to a head component configured to measure an acceleration of a user'"'"'s head as a result of motion of the head component and to generate a sequence of real-time measured samples;
a first linkage element configured to connect the head component to a body component, the first linkage element switchable between a first state in which it is relatively flexible and a second state in which it is relatively rigid based upon a locking signal; and
a processing element electronically coupled to a memory element, the processing element configured to receive the real-time measured samples and to generate the locking signal when each of a portion of the real-time measured samples is greater than one of a corresponding portion of a plurality of dynamic concussion thresholds.
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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 and to generate a sequence of real-time measured samples. 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 real-time measured samples and to generate the locking signal when each of a portion of the real-time measured samples is greater than one of a corresponding portion of a plurality of dynamic concussion thresholds.
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30 Claims
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1. A device for reducing traumatic brain injury, the device comprising:
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a first sensor coupled to a head component configured to measure an acceleration of a user'"'"'s head as a result of motion of the head component and to generate a sequence of real-time measured samples; a first linkage element configured to connect the head component to a body component, the first linkage element switchable between a first state in which it is relatively flexible and a second state in which it is relatively rigid based upon a locking signal; and a processing element electronically coupled to a memory element, the processing element configured to receive the real-time measured samples and to generate the locking signal when each of a portion of the real-time measured samples is greater than one of a corresponding portion of a plurality of dynamic concussion thresholds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for reducing traumatic brain injury, the device comprising:
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a first sensor coupled to a head component configured to measure an acceleration of a user'"'"'s head as a result of motion of the head component and to generate a first sequence of real-time measured samples; a first linkage element configured to connect the head component to a body component, the first linkage element switchable between a first state in which it is relatively flexible and a second state in which it is relatively rigid based upon a locking signal; and a processing element electronically coupled to a memory element, the processing element configured to receive the real-time measured samples, determine a period of motion which includes the real-time measured samples whose value is greater than a motion threshold, determine a plurality of sequential dynamic concussion thresholds based on a profile for the normal, voluntary, non-injurious, and non-concussing head and body movements compiled over a plurality of periods of motion, and compare, in sequential order, each of the real-time measured samples in the period of motion with the corresponding dynamic concussion thresholds. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for reducing traumatic brain injury, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a sequence of real-time measured samples from a first sensor coupled to a head component; determining a period of motion which includes the real-time measured samples whose value is greater than a motion threshold; calculating a dynamic concussion threshold for each of a plurality of sequential time-based profile cells; and comparing, in sequential order, each of the real-time measured samples in the period of motion with the corresponding dynamic concussion threshold. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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