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Intracranial Hematoma Detector
Title: Vice President, Photonic
Phone: (310) 320-3088
Email: sutama@poc.com
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (310) 320-3088
Email: gdrew@poc.com
Small field hospitals in operational environments lack MRI and CAT scan equipment, making it difficult to diagnose closed-head injuries. To address the military need for a portable device to detect traumatic brain injuries, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Intracranial Hematoma Detector (IHD) based on continuous wave NIR spectroscopy. The IHD is a battery-powered, compact hand-held device. Within seconds, it measures light "transmission" in multiple directions around the observation point on the patient's head with high sensitivity and dynamic range. Applying the IHD at several points and comparing the light transmission from multiple directions will enable the operator to locate any area of increased light absorption by blood compared to the rest of the head. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate the feasibility of the IHD design concept and demonstrate its performance on a hematoma model. In Phase II, POC plans to develop a full scale IHD prototype and conduct animal testing.
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