Device to reduce SLOSH energy absorption and its damaging effects through the reduction of the flow of one or more outflow vessels of the cranium
AssigneesTbi Innovations, LLC, Thornhill Research Inc.
InventorsDavid William Smith, Joseph Fisher
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Abstract
A first embodiment can be a device comprising a means to reduce SLOSH energy absorption in a fluid containing organism by reducing the flow of one or more outflow vessels of the cranium by compressing said vessels.
Claims30
A device comprising a collar having two or more inwardly-directed and non-inflatable structures selected from the group consisting of protuberances and thicker protruding regions;
- wherein the collar is sized to fully encircle the neck of a human subject,
- wherein each of the non-inflatable structures is positioned to partially or totally occlude one or more of the outflow vessels of the cranium when the device is worn around the neck by the subject;
- and
- wherein the collar is adapted to apply a pressure that does not surpass 80 mmHg to the outflow vessels.
A device comprising a collar having two or more inwardly-directed and non-inflatable structures selected from the group consisting of protuberances and thicker protruding regions;
- wherein the collar is sized to only partially encircle the neck of a human subject,
- wherein each of the non-inflatable structures is positioned to partially or totally occlude one or more of the outflow vessels of the cranium when the device is worn around the neck by the subject;
- and
- wherein the collar is adapted to apply a pressure that does not surpass 80 mmHg to the outflow vessels.
A device consisting essentially of a collar having (i) two or more inwardly-directed and inflatable structures selected from the group consisting of protuberances, thicker protruding regions, and segments, and (ii) a pressure release valve;
- wherein the collar is sized to fully encircle the neck of a human subject,
- wherein each of the inflatable structures, when inflated, are positioned to partially or totally occlude one or more of the outflow vessels of the cranium when the device is worn around the neck by the subject;
- and
- wherein the pressure release valve is adapted such that a that does not surpass 80 mmHg is applied to the outflow vessels by the inflatable structures.
A device consisting essentially of a collar having (i) two or more inwardly-directed and inflatable structures selected from the group consisting of protuberances, thicker protruding regions, and segments, and (ii) a pressure release valve;
- wherein the collar is sized to only partially encircle the neck of a human subject,
- wherein each of the inflatable structures, when inflated, are positioned to partially or totally occlude one or more of the outflow vessels of the cranium when the device is worn around the neck by the subject;
- and
- wherein the pressure release valve is adapted such that a pressure that does not surpass 80 mmHg is applied to the outflow vessels by the inflatable structures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.