Traumatic brain injury protection devices
AssigneeQ30 Sports Science, LLC
InventorsGeorge Elvira, Stephan Georgiev, Martin Tremblay
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Abstract
A collar sized to be worn around the neck of a human subject has at least one member that defines an arc of less than 360° and greater than 180° having a diameter, a first compressor at a first end of the arc, a second compressor at a second end of the arc and a bend angle sensor. The collar is adapted to exert an inwardly-directed force on the first and second compressors when worn. The bend angle sensor is configured and positioned to detect a bend angle of the collar, wherein the bend angle correlates to the inwardly-directed force on the first and second compressors when worn.
Claims23
A collar sized to be worn around a neck of a human subject, the collar comprising:
- at least one member that defines an arc of less than 360° and greater than 180°, the at least one member having a diameter;
- a first compressor at a first end of the arc;
- a second compressor at a second end of the arc,
- wherein the collar is constructed to have an inwardly-directed bias so that an inwardly-directed force is exerted to apply a compressor pressure on the first and second compressors when worn;
- and
- a bend angle sensor that is positioned and configured on the collar to detect a bend angle of the collar,
- wherein the compressor pressures are calculated based on the detected bend angle when the collar is worn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.