Head impact analysis and comparison system

Inventors

Mack, Christoph • Kuznetsova, Marina • Votaw, Scott • Snook, Robert

Assignees

Prevent Biometrics • Seige As A Collateral Agent Christopher • Prevent Biometrics Inc

Abstract

Systems and methods for head impact injury prediction. A computer implemented method is provided for event based injury predictions. The computer implemented method receives an indication of sensor data related to an impact of a user. The received sensor data is compared to previously stored sensor data in a data store. Each instance of the previously stored sensor data is associated with a medical diagnosis. If the received sensor data matches any of the previously stored sensor data based on the comparison, then an injury risk indicator is generated based on at least one of the medical diagnosis associated with the matching previously stored sensor data or an impact history of the user. The generated indicator is presented.

Core Innovation

A head impact analysis system receives impact data related to an impact parameter for an impact event experienced by a head of a user. The system includes a sensor configured to be worn on the head and to detect a head impact parameter, a processor, and memory storing programming instructions. The sensor detects an impact parameter, and the processor receives impact parameter data related to an impact parameter for an impact event.

The processor compares the received impact parameter data to previously stored impact parameter data in a data store. The previously stored impact parameter data is associated with prior impact events and is organized into a plurality of categories in accordance with a plurality of outcomes associated with the prior impact events. Based on the comparison, the system generates an association between the impact event and one or more of the prior impact events.

Generating an association includes associating the impact event with one of the plurality of categories. In particular embodiments, the categories correspond to concussion-related indications and can include determining a concussion-related percentage across associated events.

Claims Coverage

The two independent claims define a computer-implemented method and a computer system that receive head impact parameter data, compare it to previously stored impact parameter data organized into outcome-based categories, and generate an association between the current impact event and prior impact events by assigning the current event to one of the categories. Each independent claim includes core inventive features centered on category-based association from categorized prior impact outcomes.

Across the independent claims, the invention is directed to generating an association between a current head impact event and one or more prior impact events by comparing received impact parameter data to previously stored impact parameter data organized into outcome-based categories, with concussion-related indications used to drive the association in at least some embodiments.

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