Concussions are a common sports injury with the potential to cause long-term brain damage, especially if left untreated. Unfortunately, they often go undetected due to the inherently subjective methods for reporting and evaluating head injuries. Prevent Biometrics is aiming to change that with its sensor-equipped mouthguard, which is designed to detect head impacts in real-time and issue an immediate alert when a concussion assessment is in order.
In a similar way to the FITGuard from 2014, if the wearer of the Prevent device receives an impact that is above the preset safety threshold, a red LED lights up on the front of the mouthguard. A notification is automatically sent through its companion app to the coach and/or parents of the player, who can then remove them from play and evaluate them for signs of a serious head injury.
via New Atlas
