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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2018
Ocellus, Llc, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Joel Douglas Stitzel, Jr., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Michael Hurst, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jillian Urban Hobson, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Ocellus, LLC, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally provides oral inserts useful for determining forces experienced by a user, such as a human user, to the head, for example, by measuring one or more of acceleration, velocity, displacement, or rotation. In some aspects, the disclosure provides oral inserts that, when worn properly by a human user, calculate the forces experienced by the user's head with high accuracy. In some aspects, the disclosure provides systems for detecting and calculating forces experienced by the user's head and to determine whether such forces are above a certain threshold indicative of increased concussion risk. In some aspects, the disclosure provides methods for calculating forces experienced by the user's head and determining whether such forces are above a certain threshold indicative of concussion.