Method to reduce SLOSH energy absorption and its damaging effects through the reduction of inelastic collisions in an organism

• US 8,985,120 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2010
• Issued: 03/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tbi Innovations LLC
• Original Assignee: Tbi Innovations LLC
• Inventors: Smith, David William
• Primary Examiner(s): Matthews, Howie
• Application Number:
  US12/807,677
• Publication Number:
  US 20110065637A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,656 Days
• Field of Search: 128/898, 606/204.15, 606201-204
• US Class Current: 128/898
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0512 Neck or shoulders area
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/132 Tourniquets sphygmomanometer A61B5/022
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1322 comprising a flexible encircling member A61B17/135 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1325 with means for applying local pressure pressure pads A61F5/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/00 Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges protective face masks A41D13/11; surgeon's or patient's gowns or dresses A41D13/12; devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body liquids A61M1/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/05883 for the neck or head A61F5/05816, A61F5/05833 take precedence; cervical supports A61F5/055
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/30 Pressure-pads corn-pads, corn-rings A61F13/06; tourniquets A61B17/132
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/07 Retinol compounds, e.g. vitamin A retinoic acids A61K31/203
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/573 substituted in position 21, e.g. cortisone, dexamethasone, prednisone or aldosterone
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/65 Tetracyclines
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/00 Drugs for disorders of the nervous system

Abstract

A first embodiment can be a method to reduce SLOSH energy absorption within an organism by reducing the inelastic collisions. A fluid containing organism can utilize an embodiment of the method wherein one or more of reversibly increasing pressure within the organs or cells, reversibly increasing the volume within the organs or cells, reversibly altering vascular, molecular, or cell wall stiffness, or reversibly altering vascular, molecular, or cell wall configuration within said organism may reduce these collisions.

Claims

1. A method to reduce SLOSH energy absorption in the brain of a subject sustaining a traumatic event selected from the group consisting of a blast wave and collision event, comprising applying 15-80 mmHg of pressure to one or more neck veins of the subject before and during the traumatic event, wherein the pressure on the one or more neck veins is sufficient to reduce SLOSH energy absorption by the brain during the traumatic event by increasing the intracranial pressure, intracranial blood volume, or both.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure on the one or more neck veins is not more than 40 mm Hg.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the neck veins is the internal jugular vein.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the neck veins is the external jugular vein.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein pressure is applied using a compression device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the compression device does not apply a compression pressure of greater than 70 mm Hg to the one or more neck veins.

7. A method for mitigating traumatic brain injury in a subject sustaining a traumatic event selected from the group consisting of a blast wave and collision event, comprising applying 15-80 mmHg to one or more neck veins of the subject before and during the traumatic event, wherein the pressure on the one or more neck veins is sufficient to mitigate a traumatic brain injury caused by the traumatic event by increasing the intracranial pressure, intracranial blood volume, or both.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the pressure on the one or more neck veins is not more than 40 mm Hg.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein one of the neck veins is the internal jugular vein.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein one of the neck veins is the external jugular vein.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein pressure is applied using a compression device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the compression device does not apply a compression pressure of greater than 70 mm Hg to the one or more neck veins.