Emergency Communication System

应急通讯系统

基本信息

批准号：
7672019
负责人：
Ninad Patnekar
金额：
$ 14.21万
依托单位：
PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2009
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2009-08-01 至 2010-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7672019
关键词：
Address Algorithms American Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Anterior Area Assisted Living Facilities Attention Biological Phenomena Bite Blinking Brain Brain Injuries California Caregivers Cell Size Cerebral Palsy Clinical Clinical Protocols Clinical Research Clinical Trials Cognitive Science Coin Communication Communication Aids for Disabled Communication Tools Complex Data Development Devices Disabled Persons Disease Electrodes Emergency Situation Emotional Environment Equipment Event Evoked Potentials Eye Eye Movements Frequencies Frustration Functional disorder Goals Head Head Movements Home environment Hospitalization Hospitals Human Individual Injury Intestines Left Life Life Expectancy Life Support Systems Light Lighting Locked-In Syndrome Maintenance Medical Device Methodology Methods Morphologic artifacts Motor Activity Muscle Mutism Neurologic Neurology Noise Nurses Operative Surgical Procedures Optics Paralysed Paraplegia Patient Care Patient Care Management Patients Patients&apos Rooms Performance Phase Physiologic pulse Positioning Attribute Price Process Psyche structure Quadriplegia Quality of life Reaction Time Recurrence Research Resolution Scanning Screening procedure Signal Transduction Solutions Source Speech Speech Disorders Spinal cord injury Stroke System Techniques Technology Testing Time Training Traumatic Brain Injury United States Universities Visual Wireless Technology Work Writing advanced system base blind brain computer interface communication aid computerized data processing data acquisition design devices for disabled persons disability falls improved innovation interest meetings monitoring device novel pressure prototype public health relevance response solid state tool

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Currently, about 2 million people in the United States have diseases such as cerebral palsy or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis that impair their ability to control their muscles. Although life-support systems keep these people alive, they are often "locked into" their bodies, a condition known as locked-in syndrome (LIS), in which a patient completely loses mobility (muscle control) and the ability to speak. The patient is completely paralyzed and mute, requiring constant attention. Communication in such individuals is primarily made through eye movements only, and it is practically impossible for such people to call for help during an emergency. To address the need for an emergency communication aid, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new and simple Emergency Communication (ECO) system for people suffering from paralysis and speech disorder, or severely traumatized by brain or spinal cord injury, or suffering through LIS, as well as for disabled seniors. ECO is a simple, compact wireless device that monitors the steady-state visually evoked potential (SSVEP) of the patient when the patient is stimulated with a flashing light. POC's ECO system will offer a very simple solution for people suffering with these complications by providing an emergency communication aid that requires very little training and maintenance and setup time. The ECO system can be used in hospitals, rehabs, assisted living facilities, or home settings. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate the feasibility of this system by building a benchtop setup and by assembling and testing it in a clinical environment. In Phase II, POC plans to upgrade this prototype to a professional system that can be used on patients. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Currently, about 2 million people in the United States have diseases such as cerebral palsy or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis that impair their ability to control their muscles. Although life-support systems keep these people alive, they are often "locked into" their bodies, a condition known as locked-in syndrome (LIS), in which a patient completely loses mobility (muscle control) and the ability to speak. The patient is completely paralyzed and mute, requiring constant attention. Communication in such individuals is made primarily through eye movements only, and it is practically impossible for such people to call for help during an emergency. POC's ECO system will offer a very simple solution for people suffering with these complications by providing an emergency communication aid that can be used in hospitals, rehabs, assisted living facilities, or home settings.

描述（由申请人提供）：目前，美国约有200万人患有脑瘫或肌萎缩性侧索硬化症等疾病，损害了他们控制肌肉的能力。尽管生命支持系统使这些人保持活力，但他们经常被“锁定在”自己的身体（一种称为锁定综合征（LIS）的疾病中，其中患者完全失去流动性（肌肉控制）和说话的能力。患者完全瘫痪和静音，需要持续关注。这些人的交流主要是通过眼动进行的，在紧急情况下，这些人几乎不可能寻求帮助。为了满足紧急通信援助的需求，物理光学公司（POC）建议为患有麻痹和言语障碍的人们开发一种新的简单紧急通信（ECO）系统，或者因脑或脊髓损伤而严重创伤，或者通过LIS以及残疾人的痛苦。 ECO是一种简单，紧凑的无线设备，当患者用闪光灯刺激患者时，可以监视患者的稳态视觉诱发电位（SSVEP）。 POC的ECO系统将通过提供很少需要培训，维护和设置时间的紧急沟通辅助工具来为患有这些并发症的人们提供一个非常简单的解决方案。生态系统可用于医院，康复，辅助生活设施或家庭环境中。在第一阶段，POC将通过构建台式设置并在临床环境中组装和测试来证明该系统的可行性。在第二阶段，POC计划将该原型升级到可用于患者的专业系统。公共卫生相关性：目前，美国约有200万人患有脑瘫或肌萎缩性侧索硬化症等疾病，损害了他们控制肌肉的能力。尽管生命支持系统使这些人保持活力，但他们经常被“锁定在”自己的身体（一种称为锁定综合征（LIS）的疾病中，其中患者完全失去流动性（肌肉控制）和说话的能力。患者完全瘫痪和静音，需要持续关注。此类人的交流主要是通过眼动进行的，在紧急情况下，这些人几乎不可能寻求帮助。 POC的生态系统将通过提供可用于医院，康复，辅助生活设施或家庭环境的紧急通信援助，为患有这些并发症的人们提供非常简单的解决方案。