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Monitoring a person for indications of a brain injury

US10653353B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 2015
Grant dateMay 19, 2020
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2562/0219
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring a person for a traumatic brain injury. Aspects include monitoring a gait of the user with one or more accelerometers embedded in the uniform and analyzing, by a processor, one or more characteristics of the gait of the user. Aspects also include determining whether the one or more characteristics of the gait indicate that the user may have suffered the traumatic brain injury and creating an alert that the user of the helmet may have suffered the traumatic brain injury.

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