Concussion diagnostic device EyeBox receives FDA nod
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Concussion detection tech scores milestone with FDA clearance for brain injury diagnostic
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BioDirection closes $4M Series B for concussion management product
In 90 seconds, BioDirection's TBit technology can detect results from concussions or other traumatic brain injuries, which increases the opportunity for quick response and treatment and eliminates the sometimes unnecessary CT scans.
ElMindA gets $30M for test that charts brain activity over time
ElMindA, notably backed by the owner of the New England Patriots, uses cognitive EEG data to analyze brain activity over time - helping doctors understand, say, a person's brain function in the months after a concussion.
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IBM Watson to help Triax sensor measure head injuries
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Cleveland Clinic app helps trainers assess, manage sports injuries
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As reported this morning, Google unveiled its new efforts to bring more accurate medical information to the online world, in a unique partnership with the Mayo Clinic. With health and medical searches accounting for one in 20 of all searches, it’s not difficult to fathom why the search engine giant and Mayo Clinic, already a […]
Mayo Clinic to jointly operate concussion test with King-Devick
In an effort to highlight the importance of screening for concussions among professional and student athletes, the Mayo Clinic is partnering with King-Devick Test, Inc to use its sideline test that can be used by parents, coaches and medical personal alike. The partnership means the test will now formally be known as the King-Devick Test […]
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Handheld device could detect concussion with a single drop of blood
Imagine, a quick pinprick on the sidelines of a football game that could tell athletes whether they’ve concussed. Arizona startup BioDirection is developing a point-of-care device that diagnoses minor brain injury quickly – in 60 to 90 seconds – with just a single drop of blood. The five-year-old company just raised $1.6 million, according to a regulatory filing. Before that, […]
Oculogica’s eye-tracking machine could tell you if you’ve had a concussion
Manhattan-based neurodiagnostics company Oculogica is developing eye-tracking technology to help with early diagnosis of concussions and other forms of traumatic brain injury. The company’s still working on a prototype device as it conducts early studies, but feels that it’ll eventually be able to provide a point-of-care solution for the recently concussed. Concussions are a hot-button topic these days, […]
New Apple iPad promo shows off Cleveland Clinic’s concussion app
Two and a half years ago, Cleveland Clinic researchers began a pilot study of an iPad app they’d developed as a tool for evaluating athletes after potential concussion-causing injuries. Now it’s getting star treatment from Apple, which featured the app, called C3 Logix, as part of its “Your Verse” campaign. The page devoted to the […]