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For the past seven years Neural
Sciences International, ( NSI ) has been performing Research and Development
of Concussion and TBI Mitigation Technology. The personnel
performing this research range from Computer Scientists, Mechanical
and Electrical Engineers, Doctors and Software Programmers.
The major challenge is to help protect both our Warriors in our
Military and Athletes from head trauma. This problem of TBI has been
around for years and has recently become a major challenge and topic
of great discussion of how to help prevent this major injury. There
is no absolute means to prevent head injury. NSI technology now
provides significantly greater protection.
The Primary Point of Concern:
Although our Brain is Bio-Physically able to take significant
punishment from impacts there is a limit to what it can take. All
Brains are not alike meaning there is a unique tolerance threshold
per individual. Inside of the skull, the Brain is surrounded in a
sack ( Meninges ) filled with Spinal Fluid which helps to soften a
blow to the head. Continual blows to the head cause a build-up of
scar tissue in the spinal fluid sack and in time causes the cushion
effect to diminish. The effect of continual impacts to the head, not
always in the same location causes the threshold or protection
ability of the Meninges to be reduced and allow the peak energy
impact spikes at the point of contact, to go to the Brain.
Today's helmet indeed does provide some protection to the head from
fractures and contusions. The problem we face is there is a limit to
how much a helmet can absorb an impact and provide protection from
TBI. The impact energy goes through the helmet pads to the Brain in
1-1.2 milliseconds. That is very fast and it is hard to keep this
impact energy below a normal Brain concussion threshold.
A concussion does not always take place from a direct impact to the
head. Our Warriors can get concussions from explosions and not
always from rocks or debris hitting the helmet. An explosion will
cause a shock wave which compresses the blood vessels and lungs in
the body, driving the blood to the head expanding the blood vessels
and sometimes causing hemorrhaging. How close the Warrior is to the
explosion indicates how intense the damage to the Brain.
NSI’s years of Research and Development of Concussion & TBI injury
mitigation have now opened the door to a new method of protection.
The new mitigation helmet liner system can replace the typical
cushion pads in most all helmets. The Impact Mitigation System is
comprised of electronic sensors and micro-processors which analyze
the impact intensity and location on the helmet, and instantly decay
the energy from being transferred to the Brain. It is being tested
to reduce a “G” force from 150 G’s to 40 G’s and below. This is the
technology of tomorrow here today.
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