Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inductive damping brain sensor
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Application No.: US17179018Application Date: 2021-02-18
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Publication No.: US11890097B2Publication Date: 2024-02-06
- Inventor: Yu-Chong Tai , Shane S. Shahrestani
- Applicant: California Institute of Technology
- Applicant Address: US CA Pasadena
- Assignee: California Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: California Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Pasadena
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: A61B5/245
- IPC: A61B5/245 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B5/06

Abstract:
Medical diagnostic devices and related methods of use are described in which one or multiple coils in a sensor, each coil connected with an RLC circuit and frequency counter, are held against a patient's head at predetermined cranial locations. Frequencies of the RLC circuit are measured and compared against those taken from known, control heads, to determine whether there is a medical problem and what type of problem. In some instances, too high of frequencies can reveal pooled blood in the head, a sign of hemorrhagic stroke, while too low of frequencies imply lack of blood supply, a sign of ischemic stroke. A head-mountable frame can assist a first responder in securing and guiding the coils and, along with fiducials, allow for automatic comparison of frequencies with the correct control data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210251546A1 Inductive Damping Brain Sensor Public/Granted day:2021-08-19
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