Monitoring a person for indications of a brain injury

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016278633-A1
Application number	US-201514664987-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 23, 2015
Priority date	Mar 23, 2015
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring a user of a helmet for a traumatic brain injury. Aspects include monitoring one or more eyes of the user with a camera embedded in the helmet and analyzing, by a processor, one or more characteristics of the one or more eyes of the user. Aspects also include determining whether the one or more characteristics of the eyes indicate that the user may have suffered the traumatic brain injury and creating an alert that the user of the helmet may have suffered the traumatic brain injury

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8 . A computer program product for monitoring a user of a helmet for a traumatic brain injury, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising: monitoring one or more eyes of the user with a camera embedded in the helmet; analyzing, by a processor, one or more characteristics of the one or more eyes of the user; determining whether the one or more characteristics of the eyes indicate that the user may have suffered the traumatic brain injury; and creating an alert that the user of the helmet may have suffered the traumatic brain injury.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the one or more eyes of the user includes a dilation of a pupil.

10 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the analyzing is performed based on a detected acceleration of the helmet exceeding a threshold level.

11 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the determination that the one or more characteristics of the eyes indicate that the user may have suffered the traumatic brain injury is based on a comparison of the one or more characteristics of the one or more eyes of the user to a baseline reading of the one or more characteristics of the one or more eyes of the user.

12 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the determination that the one or more characteristics of the eyes indicate that the user may have suffered the traumatic brain injury is based on a determination that the user has Anisocoria.

13 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the monitoring further comprises illuminating the one or more eyes with a light source in the helmet.

14 . The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting the alert to a separate computer system for processing and further analysis.

15 . A helmet for monitoring a user of for a traumatic brain injury comprising:
a camera and a processor configured for performing a method comprising: monitoring one or more eyes of the user with the camera; analyzing, by the processor, one or more characteristics of the one or more eyes of the user; determining whether the one or more characteristics of the eyes indicate that the user may have suffered the traumatic brain injury; and creating an alert that the user of the helmet may have suffered the traumatic brain injury.

16 . The helmet of claim 15 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the one or more eyes of the user includes a dilation of a pupil.

17 . The helmet of claim 15 , wherein the analyzing is performed based on a detected acceleration of the helmet exceeding a threshold level.

18 . The helmet of claim 15 , wherein the determination that the one or more characteristics of the eyes indicate that the user may have suffered the traumatic brain injury is based on a comparison of the one or more characteristics of the one or more eyes of the user to a baseline reading of the one or more characteristics of the one or more eyes of the user.

19 . The helmet of claim 15 , wherein the determination that the one or more characteristics of the eyes indicate that the user may have suffered the traumatic brain injury is based on a determination that the user has Anisocoria.

20 . The helmet of claim 15 , wherein the monitoring further comprises illuminating the one or more eyes with a light source in the helmet.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Kozloski James R
• Lamorey Mark C H
• Pickover Clifford A
• Rice John J

Classifications

• A61B2562/0219

  Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches · CPC title

• A61B5/746

  Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms · CPC title

• A61B2560/0475

  Special features of memory means, e.g. removable memory cards · CPC title

• A61B3/113

  for determining or recording eye movement · CPC title

• A61B3/112 Primary

  for measuring diameter of pupils · CPC title