Method for assessing brain function and portable automatic brain function assessment apparatus
US7904144B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing rapid brain assessment may provide emergency triage to head trauma patients by analyzing a combination of spontaneous and evoked brain potentials. The spontaneous and evoked potentials are analyzed, and the results classified, to present a real-time assessment of a patient's brain, diagnosing any potential abnormalities therein.
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