43 results about "Cerebral Concussions" patented technology

An impact sensing and tracking system helps detect concussion risks using a computerized evaluation combined with traditional methods. The system includes impact sensors, a application and a centralized database with a webpage browser interface. Impact sensors are worn on athletes' heads, helmet or other headwear and measure impacts that athletes receive while playing sports. The mobile application includes a real-time test and alert system which assists play-side help detect concussion symptoms, provides medical care notices and reports test results to the database for tracking and analysis. The impact data for each athlete is stored in the database along with tests that have been administered through the application. The system reviews, analyzes and compares impact data to standardized concussion data and stores it as a comprehensive, long-term diagnostic study on diagnosed concussions in athletes that the system uses to evaluate impact severities and concussion risks in specific situations.

A safety helmet system to minimize brain concussions for athletes experiencing impact loading. A housing incorporates a series of displaceable plates which are displaceable having a shear thickening fluid between the displaceable plates for rigidifying upon impact. The housing is connected on one end to a helmet and to shoulder pads on an opposing end.

The disclosure provides compositions treating traumatic brain injuries such as concussions. In one embodiment, the composition comprises phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylcholine, quercetin, astaxanthin, R-alpha lipoic acid, N-acetyl cysteine, taurine, L-glutamine, carnitine, D-ribose, creatine, epigallocatechin gallate, melatonin, ginkgo leaf extract, curcumin and L-glycine. The disclosure also provides methods for treating traumatic brain injuries such as concussions by administering an effective amount of the compositions described within.

Systems and methods provided utilize gaze-tracking to measure quantitatively and accurately the ability of an athlete or other subject suspected of a concussion to maintain gaze within a figure-eight pattern during a given period of time. The fixation icon is presented at increasing velocities, with multiple staged velocities constituting the preferred embodiment. Utilizing a figure-eight pattern is preferred. Total tracking error time is tabulated during each velocity stage of the test protocol, and total tracking error time occurring during a given velocity stage is compared to a subject's baseline, e.g., a pre-season Individual Bioperformance Level (IBL) for that velocity stage. Systems and methods disclosed may be used to help prevent debilitating neurological damage in our athlete population, as well as having important military applications related to PTSD, and to other mission-critical performance endeavors.

The invention provides a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating apoplexy and a preparation method thereof. The composition is prepared from astragalus root, angelica, cassia twig, wideearthworm, licorice, tuber fleeceflower, white peony root, peach kernel, rhizoma ligustici wallichii, chrysanthemum, tall gastrodia tuber and hawthorn. The traditional Chinese medicine composition fortreating apoplexy has the effects of promoting blood circulation, relieving the stasis of blood, promoting the circulation of qi, alleviating pain, reducing fever, relieving wind, lowering fat and resisting coagulation, is used for treating apoplexy and also can be used for treating diseases, such as cerebral concussion sequelae, cerebral arteriosclerosis and the like.

The invention provides methods for treating, suppressing, ameliorating and / or preventing the effects of disorders relating to concussion, including those associated with post-concussion syndrome. The methods comprise administering to a subject an effective amount of a compound that modulates neuronal ion channel function, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof, or a composition comprising a compound that modulates neuronal ion channel function, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention also provides inventive methods relating to identifying, classifying and / or diagnosing conditions involving post-concussion syndrome and related concussive disorders.

In an infrared camera configuration, a modular goggle assembly can diagnose patients having vestibular dysfunction, concussion, or other maladies observable with an examination of the eyes. In a virtual reality display configuration, the assembly can be used to provide treatment to patients once the cause of the illness or malady is determined. The assembly is lightproof, mobile, and easily configurable.

The invention belongs to the technical field of eye movement track data processing, and discloses a cognitive classification and prediction method and system based on eye movement track and deep learning, and the method comprises the steps of collecting a face image of a user through camera equipment arranged on an intelligent terminal, such as a smart phone, and processing the collected face image of the user, and generating an eye movement language; and classifying and predicting eye movement tracks based on the generated eye movement language by using a pre-trained eye movement language model based on deep learning. The invention provides a system for analyzing, classifying and predicting eye movement tracks by using a deep learning language model. The system can be used as an analysis tool to provide an objective and continuous standard for early diagnosis and later treatment tracking of brain diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases, autism, mental diseases, cerebral concussion and the like; meanwhile, the invention can be widely applied to various cognitive researches such as natural language cognition, children cognition and lie detection.

The present disclosure generally provides oral inserts useful for determining forces experienced by a user, such as a human user, to the head, for example, by measuring one or more of acceleration, velocity, displacement, or rotation. In some aspects, the disclosure provides oral inserts that, when worn properly by a human user, calculate the forces experienced by the user's head with high accuracy. In some aspects, the disclosure provides systems for detecting and calculating forces experienced by the user's head and to determine whether such forces are above a certain threshold indicative of increased concussion risk. In some aspects, the disclosure provides methods for calculating forces experienced by the user's head and determining whether such forces are above a certain threshold indicative of concussion.

A protective headgear system includes protective headgear worn upon a head of a first user, a sensor physically coupled to the protective headgear, an audio device and a controller. The sensor measures an angular position of the protective headgear and detects an impact involving the protective headgear. The audio device selectively emits a sound based on the angular position of the protective headgear. The controller generates impact information by analyzing the impact and determining a susceptibility of the first user to a concussion.

The invention provides a medicine composition for treating encephaloma and cerebral concussion and a preparation method thereof, belongs to a medicine composition, and in particular relates to a medicine prepared by using plant traditional Chinese medicines as raw materials, and the preparation method thereof. Raw materials for preparing active ingredients of the medicine comprise ginger, realgar, hemlock parsley, rhizoma gastrodiae, leech and the like. The preparation method comprises the following steps: processing mixed materials into fine powder; and preparing the fine powder into capsules, watered pills, tablets or granules. The medicine can treat various headaches, dizziness, paralysis, numbness and the like caused by encephaloma, cerebral trauma, brain haemostasis, concussion of brain sequela, basilar papilledema and cerebral paralysis with high efficacy but without side effects.

On one aspect, the invention provides new application of butylphthalide and relates to application of the butylphthalide and its derivatives in preparation of medicines for treating or preventing cerebral concussion caused by accidents.

Embodiments relate to a system for generating simulated eye movements and eye responses related to concussion symptoms for training medical practitioners. The system includes a computer device with a display that displays the pair of simulated eyes. Scenarios are generated and executed, in which simulated eye movements and responses to external stimuli are representative of typical symptoms associated with having a concussion. A user (e.g., medical trainee or medical trainer) provides external inputs e.g, voice commands, stylus movements, etc.) and assess eye movements provided by the scenarios and eye responses to the external inputs.

Methods and systems for assessing a health state of a person via eye movement-driven biometric systems are provided. Examples of the health states that it would be possible to detect with such a system are but not limited to brain injuries (e.g., concussions), dementia, Parkinson's disease, post-traumatic stress syndrome, schizophrenia, fatigue, cybersickness, autism, Bipolar Disorder and other health conditions that manifest themselves in abnormal behavior of the human visual system. Described methods and systems can also detect influence of alcohol and / or drugs. The system extracts biometric template of a person by deriving features from the captured eye movement signal. The system may compare the difference between previous healthy state of a tested person and newly captured template or an averaged biometric template created from the records of multiple healthy people state of multiple people and a newly captured template from a person who needs to be tested. Based on the difference between the templates, a decision of a health state of a person is made. Described methods and systems may work on any device that has eye tracking capabilities including but not limited to desktop mounted eye tracking systems, head mounted eye tracking systems such as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality or stand-alone mounted eye tracking systems.

The invention provides a traditional Chinese medicine formula capable of treating cerebral concussion and sequela and belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines. The traditional Chinese medicine formula comprises raw materials in parts by weight as follows: 1-2 parts of radix bupleuri, 1-2 parts of herba asari, 1-2 parts of mint, 1-3 parts of herba lycopi, 1-3 parts of radix salviae miltiorrhizae, 1-2 parts of Chinese polyphaga and 1-3 parts of radix angelicae sinensis. The traditional Chinese medicine formula takes effect rapidly in treatment of head injury, is good in treatment effect, is a pure traditional Chinese medicine formula and is convenient to decoct and take, small in side effects and safe to use.

The invention discloses a dispersible traditional Chinese medicine tablet for treating cerebral concussion and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines. A machine used in the invention comprises an upper support, a lower support and electrical systems, wherein the lower support is arranged below the upper support, the electrical systems are located at two sides of the bottom of the lower support, the interior of the lower support is provided with a walking wheel mechanism and a water supply system, a hand-operated feeding mechanism is mounted between the upper support and the lower support, and a clamping mechanism, a wire rolling head, a rib-peeling cutter feeding-and-withdrawing mechanism and a speed reducer are arranged above the upper support. The objective of the invention is to provide the dispersible traditional Chinese medicine tablet for treating cerebral concussion and the preparation method thereof. The dispersible traditional Chinese medicine tablet has the characteristic of capacity of activating blood circulation, dispelling stasis, freeing the channels and activating collaterals, is used for treating the symptoms of headache, dizziness and memory deterioration occurred after cerebral concussion and has the advantages of stable curative effect, convenience in administration and carrying, fast absorption, high bioavailability and stable quality.

Methods and materials are disclosed for evaluating head brain injuries that do not involve blood loss or skull fractures, such as possible concussions. These methods and materials involve bioreagents (such as monoclonal antibodies, single-stranded DNA or RNA, etc.) affixed to computer-readable devices handled by electronic readers that can interact with portable computers (such as laptops, pads or tablets, smart phones, etc.). The bioreagents will detect the presence and concentration of at least two metabolites that are released by mitochondria in response to cellular damage. Additional bioreagents may be included, for detecting and quantifying other damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMP's). When used along with cognitive, reasoning, and / or response tests, this type of analysis can help non-physicians assess the severity of, and proper responses to, head traumas that otherwise are difficult or impossible to reliably evaluate.

The invention discloses quick scar-stopping pain-relieving heart-saving ointment. The ointment comprises 10% of garden euphorbia herb, 10% of large bud powder, 10% of radix salviae miltiorrhizae, 5% of radix puerariae, 5% of natrii sulfas, 10% of herba agrimoniae, 10% of short wooden stake powder, 10% of radix zanthoxyli and 30% of vaseline. The quick scar-stopping pain-relieving heart-saving ointment contains Chinese herbal medicines such as garden euphorbia herb, large bud powder, radix salviae miltiorrhizae, radix puerariae, natrii sulfas, herba agrimoniae, short wooden stake powder, radixzanthoxyli and the like. The ointment has a good curative effect on various itching marks, dermatophyte, eczema, skin scald, skin itching, wound inflammation, herpes, urticaria, rheumatic ostealgia, pain relieving, tissue regeneration promoting, tendon relaxing, collateral activating, cramp preventing, and dizziness, headache, sudden heart disease and cerebral concussion coma caused by hypertension, does not have any side effect on human bodies, can be used in work, home and travel, and is portable.

The present invention discloses a neck strengthening apparatus adaptable to provide physical conditioning and therapeutic benefits. The neck strengthening apparatus comprises a headgear that employing a weight member to provide a predetermined mechanical load to user's neck and spine. The headgear with weight member could be used to exercise the neck as well as to reduce the incidents and severity of concussions and other injuries. Various fastener members are used to detachably fasten the weight member to the anterior or forehead area of the headgear. The weight member could be fastened at a temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) of the headgear. The neck strengthening apparatus can effectively strengthening and conditioning the user's neck muscles. The apparatus is configured to target on the neck muscles effectively during exercises and in practice sessions.

Embodiments relate to a system for generating simulated eye movements and eye responses related to concussion symptoms for training medical practitioners. The system includes a computer device with a display that displays the pair of simulated eyes. Scenarios are generated and executed, in which simulated eye movements and responses to external stimuli are representative of typical symptoms associated with having a concussion. A user (e.g., medical trainee or medical trainer) provides external inputs e.g., voice commands, stylus movements, etc.) and assess eye movements provided by the scenarios and eye responses to the external inputs.

Compositions and methods for mitigating a pathology following brain trauma or at least a portion of a cascade of a pathology associated therewith, including compositions and methods for treating concussion or preventing the onset of anecrotic cell death in neurons. Exemplary compositions for treating concussion include an active compound comprising one or more of: phenserine, a phenserine metabolite, a phenserine prodrug, or combinations thereof; and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The one or more excipients can be combined with the active compound to form an extended, controlled-release medicament that delivers a therapeutic concentration of the active compound over a period of time. Exemplary methods include administering a therapeutic dose of the active compound and, optionally, a therapeutically acceptable dose of a second active compound, and, optionally, maintaining the therapeutic doses of the active and optional second active compounds at therapeutically effective concentrations over a period of time.

A system and method for reducing and preventing head injuries using a combination of hardware and software. Elevated neck stiffness can be learned through the system, device, and the method described in the present invention by delivering and pairing a certain appropriate sensory cue (SnC) with a certain appropriate significance cue (SgC). the system, device, and method are used to generally facilitate and validate an increase in neck stiffness to prevent or reduce the likelihood of concussion upon impact. The system employs a combination of hardware and software, such as using modified virtual reality (VR) headsets (in both hardware and software), to deliver visual, auditory, and other cues (somatosensory, vestibular, etc.) as SnC. The system also employs a combination of hardware and software, such as using modified virtual reality (VR) headsets (in both hardware and software), to deliver somatosensory, vestibular, visual, auditory, and other cues as SgC.

The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating sequelae of cerebral concussion. The traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating sequelae of cerebral concussion comprises the following components: in parts by weight, 15 g of red ginseng, 21 g of dried female bodies of eupolyphaga sinensis walkers, 21 g of radix angelica sinensis, 21 g of wolfberry fruit,15 g of processed semen strychni, 15 g of rhizoma chuanxiong, 12 g of earthworms, 12 g of olibanum-myrrh, 12 g of roasted whole scorpion, 24 g of human placenta, 24 g of endothelium corneum gigeriae galli, 9 g of sanguis draxonis and 9 g of radix glycyrrhizae. The traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating the sequela of cerebral concussion has obvious curative effects on the sequela ofcerebral concussion, and no easy recurrence of the sequela of cerebral concussion.

Compositions and methods for mitigating a pathology following brain trauma or at least a portion of a cascade of a pathology associated therewith, including compositions and methods for treating concussion or preventing the onset of anecrotic cell death in neurons. Exemplary compositions for treating concussion include an active compound comprising one or more of: phenserine, a phenserine metabolite, a phenserine prodrug, or combinations thereof; and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The one or more excipients can be combined with the active compound to form an extended, controlled-release medicament that delivers a therapeutic concentration of the active compound over a period of time. Exemplary methods include administering a therapeutic dose of the active compound and, optionally, a therapeutically acceptable dose of a second active compound, and, optionally, maintaining the therapeutic doses of the active and optional second active compounds at therapeutically effective concentrations over a period of time.

An apparatus for protective headgear is disclosed together with a headgear assembly. The headgear is designed to attenuate shocks, blows and impacts delivered to the front, sides, and back of the head by dissipating the force through deflection, shock absorption, and movement of the structural materials. Reduction and attenuation of head impacts reduces head accelerations and forces that may result in concussions. Methods of using the headgear apparatus and assembly are disclosed.

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese composition for treating a blood stasis and qi stagnation type cerebral concussion. The traditional Chinese composition is characterized by being prepared from, by weight, 8 parts of gastrodia elata, 12 parts of the root of Indian abutilon, 40 parts of sunflower receptacles, 10 parts of rubiaceae Borreria stricta, 9 parts of the root of jasminum floridum, 6 parts of Chinese umbrellaleaf rhizomes and roots, 20 parts of cryptotaenia japonica, 8 parts of tsinling larkspur roots, 12 parts of herb of creeping falsepimpernel, 20 parts of acer mono, 12 parts of Szechuan melandium roots, 20 parts of low-stem ardisia crenata, 12 parts of bauhinia seeds, 20 parts of biondia henryi, 12 parts of the root of chun spicebush, 5 parts of agalloch eaglewood and 6 parts of liquorice. The traditional Chinese composition can effectively treat the blood stasis and qi stagnation type cerebral concussion and achieve the effects of treating both symptoms and root causes and treating the blood stasis and qi stagnation type cerebral concussion fundamentally. For years, follow-up survey statistics for many patients having the blood stasis and qi stagnation type cerebral concussion prove that the effective rate of the traditional Chinese composition can reach 100%, the obvious effect rate reaches 100%, and the cure rate reaches 95%.

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine formula capable of treating cerebral concussion and sequelae. The traditional Chinese medicine formula is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 1-2 parts of radix angelicae sinensis, 1-2 parts of rhizoma chuanxiong, 1-2 parts of radix saposhnikoviae, 1-2 parts of herba schizonepetae, 1-2 parts of fructus viticis, 1-3 parts of radix salviae miltiorrhizae, 1-2 parts of herba asari, 1-2 parts of radix angelicae dahuricae, 1-2 parts of rhizoma gastrodiae, 1-2 parts of herba leonuri, 1-3 parts of concha haliotidis, 1-2 parts of radix bupleuri, 1-2 parts of herba menthae, 1-3 parts of herba lycopi, 1-2 parts of Chinese polyphaga, 1-2 parts of radix ligustici sinensis, 1-2 parts of herba taraxaci and 1-2 parts of rhizoma seu radix notopterygii. The traditional Chinese medicine formula provided by the invention is rapid in effect taking and good in treatment effect when being used for treating head injury, is a pure traditional Chinese medicine formula, is convenient to decoct and take, and is small in side effect and safe to use.

The present disclosure describes systems and methods to non-invasively determine whether a patient has an autonomic dysfunction. In some implementations, the autonomic dysfunction can be a neurological dysfunction. The system can measure a patient's autonomic nervous system response to a stimulus. The stimulus can be a thermal stimulus, such as a cold temperature. The system can apply the thermal stimulus to an extremity of the patient, such as the patient's hand or arm.

The present invention provides systems and methods for detection and diagnosis of concussion and / or acute neurologic injury comprising a portable headwear-based electrode array and computerized control system to automatically and accurately detect cortical spreading depression and acute neurological injury-based peri-infarct depolarization (CSD / PID). The portable headwear-based electrode system is applied to a patient or athlete, and is capable of performing an assessment automatically and with minimal user input. The user display indicates the presence of CSD / PID, gauges its severity and location, and stores the information for future use by medical professionals. The systems and methods of the invention use an instrumented DC-coupled electrode / amplifier array which performs real-time data analysis using unique algorithms to produce a voltage intensity-map revealing the temporally propagating wave depressed voltage across the scalp that originates from a CSD / PID on the brain surface.