Patent ID: 9226707
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A42B,A61B,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A method of reducing traumatic brain injury comprising the steps of: generating sensor measurements from a first sensor coupled to a head component attached to the head of a user in response to an impact to the user which causes motion of the head; determining if a value of the sensor measurements is greater than or equal to an injury level value; transmitting a locking signal to a linkage element when the value of the sensor measurements is greater than or equal to the injury level value; switching a state of the linkage element connecting the head component to a body component attached to the body of the user when the locking signal is received from a relatively flexible state to a relatively rigid state to stop motion of the head about the neck toward either shoulder of the user; and wherein links of the linkage element are operable to rotate with respect to one another and switching the state of the linkage element from the relatively flexible state to the relatively rigid state stops rotational motion of the linkage element.