Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
600553000 | Sensitivity to impact | 9 |
20100106049 | COMPACT DIAGNOSTIC NEUROLOGICAL TOOL - A compact diagnostic neurological tool comprising a two-point discriminator; a brush; and a sharp-dull instrument; wherein the two-point discriminator, the brush, and the sharp-dull instrument are all housed within a case; wherein the two-point discriminator, the brush, and the sharp-dull instrument are all retractable; wherein the two-point discriminator comprises two tines, and wherein the distance between the tines can be increased by extending the two-point discriminator and decreased by retracting the two-point discriminator. The case is preferably rectangular in shape and roughly five inches long, one and one-quarter inches wide, and one-half inch thick. | 04-29-2010 |
20100204607 | REFLEXOMETRY AND HORMONE FUNCTION - A method including measuring time periods in which a reflex point of a subject is struck and a reflex response is observed. A method including determining a resting metabolic rate of a subject by applying the Kail-Waters equation. An apparatus including a striking instrument capable of delivering a kinetic energy to a reflex point of a subject; and a measurement instrument capable of being coupled to a subject and measuring a reflex response. A machine-readable storage medium containing executable program instructions which when executed cause a digital processing system to perform a method including determining time periods in which a reflex point is struck and a reflex response is observed. A machine-readable storage medium containing executable program instructions which when executed cause a digital processing system to perform a method including determining a resting metabolic rate of a subject by applying the Kail-Waters equation. | 08-12-2010 |
20110218455 | INTRA-EXTRA ORAL SHOCK-SENSING AND INDICATING SYSTEMS AND OTHER SHOCK-SENSING AND INDICATING SYSTEMS - A mouth guard comprises a base member configured to fit inside the mouth of a user, and at least one shock-sensing and indicating device coupled to the base member. In one exemplary embodiment, the shock-sensing and indicating device is a passive shock-sensing and indicating device that detects a shock substantially along a selected axis with respect to the base member. In another exemplary embodiment, the at least one shock-sensing and indicating device detects a shock substantially along a plurality of selected axes with respect to the base member, each selected axis being substantially orthogonal from another selected axis. The shock-sensing and indicating devices can be configured to detect different levels of shock. In one exemplary embodiment, the shock-sensing and indicating device comprises a multi-component chemical-reaction system, such as a chemi-luminescent reaction system. | 09-08-2011 |
20120220893 | REGISTRATION OF HEAD IMPACT DETECTION ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods are provided for registering a sensor assembly, implemented on a base apparatus, to a desired location associated with a head of a user. A position of a reference point on the base apparatus is determined relative to an external anatomical landmark of the user. A position of the external anatomical landmark is determined relative to the desired location. The position and orientation of the sensor assembly is determined relative to the desired location according to the determined position and orientation of the sensor assembly relative to the reference point, the determined position of the reference point relative to the external anatomical landmark, and the position of the external anatomical landmark relative to the desired location. | 08-30-2012 |
20140088454 | ADHESIVE SHOCK PATCH - A shock patch is configured for use with a human being to detect various parameters related to the condition of the portion of the human being to which the shock patch is adhered. The patch may be attached to a head using an adhesive sticker. The patch includes sensors for detecting movement of the head, together with memory, processing, and other features to interpret the movement and provide information about the motion or other qualities of the head to which the patch is attached. | 03-27-2014 |
20140107523 | MODEL FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY - Models for simulating traumatic brain injury provide analogues for studying similar occurrences in humans. Such models may include inserting a subject into a sheath. While in the sheath, the subject may be placed on a pad beneath an impactor. The head of the subject may be impacted by the impactor, whereby the head of the subject moves into the pad. Methods may further include attaching a helmet to the head of the subject. An arm of an impact device may be connected to a handle of the helmet, such that the head of the subject is restrained relative to the impact device. While advancing the impactor, the arm may be disconnected from the handle, such that the head of the subject becomes unrestrained relative to the impact device and moves into the pad in response to the impacting. | 04-17-2014 |
20160066832 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OBJECT, AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an apparatus for determining viscoelastic characteristics of at least a portion of an object. The apparatus comprises a fluidly sealable housing, comprising at least one aperture and at least one fluid inlet port and at least one resilient membrane that is operatively coupled to the housing so as to sealingly engage with the at least one aperture. The apparatus further comprises at least one actuator that is operatively coupled to the at least one inlet port and adapted to actuate the at least one resilient membrane via a working fluid that is contained within the housing, so that the at least one resilient membrane is moved towards and into engagement with at least a portion of an object at a predetermined pressure. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises at least one first sensor that is operably coupled to the membrane and that is adapted to determine at least a deformation of the at least one resilient membrane during actuation. | 03-10-2016 |
20160143534 | SYSTEMS TO MONITOR BODY PORTIONS FOR INJURY AFTER IMPACT - Systems are described for monitoring extremities for injury or damage following a physical impact. A device embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a deformable substrate; a sensor assembly coupled to the deformable substrate, the sensor assembly configured to generate one or more sense signals based on detection of a physical impact to a body portion and based on detection of a physiological parameter; circuitry operably coupled to the sensor assembly and configured to receive the one or more sense signals based on detection of the physical impact and to determine whether the physical impact exceeds a threshold impact value, the circuitry configured to instruct the sensor assembly to detect one or more physiological parameters of the body portion when the physical impact exceeds the threshold impact value; and a reporting device operably coupled to the circuitry. | 05-26-2016 |
20160143536 | SYSTEMS TO MONITOR BODY PORTIONS FOR INJURY AFTER IMPACT - Systems are described for monitoring extremities for injury following an impact. A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a device including a deformable substrate integrated with a textile; a sensor assembly coupled to the deformable substrate, the sensor assembly configured to generate one or more sense signals based on detection of a physical impact to a body portion and based on detection of a physiological parameter; circuitry operably coupled to the sensor assembly and configured to receive the one or more sense signals based on detection of the physical impact and to determine whether the physical impact exceeds a threshold impact value, the circuitry configured to instruct the sensor assembly to detect one or more physiological parameters of the body portion when the physical impact exceeds the threshold impact value; and a reporting device operably coupled to the circuitry; and an external device communicatively coupled with the device. | 05-26-2016 |