Development of a head impact monitoring "Intelligent Mouthguard"

The authors present the development and laboratory system-level testing of an impact monitoring "Intelligent Mouthguard" intended to help with identification of potentially concussive head impacts and cumulative head impact dosage. The goal of Intelligent Mouthguard is to provide an indica...

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Main Authors: Hedin, Daniel S., Gibson, Paul L., Bartsch, Adam J., Samorezov, Sergey
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration
Accelerometers
Education
Head
Instruments
Monitoring
Testing
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Summary:The authors present the development and laboratory system-level testing of an impact monitoring "Intelligent Mouthguard" intended to help with identification of potentially concussive head impacts and cumulative head impact dosage. The goal of Intelligent Mouthguard is to provide an indicator of potential concussion risk, and help caregiver identify athletes needing sideline concussion protocol testing. Intelligent Mouthguard may also help identify individuals who are at higher risk based on historical dosage. Intelligent Mouthguard integrates inertial sensors to provide 3-degree of freedom linear and rotational kinematics. The electronics are fully integrated into a custom mouthguard that couples tightly to the upper teeth. The combination of tight coupling and highly accurate sensor data means the Intelligent Mouthguard meets the National Football League (NFL) Level I validity specification based on laboratory system-level test data presented in this study.
ISSN:1557-170X
2694-0604
DOI:10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591119