Infrascanner

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Infrascanner

• Harry Martin

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Problem being solved

• Detecting intracranial hemorrhages from Traumatic
  Brain Injury (TBI)
• Detecting intracranial hemorrhages in juveniles
  from Mild Head Injury (MHI)
• Delayed medical attention is the biggest reason
  for mortality in TBI patients
• Preventing any further brain damage

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History

• TBI have been told of before recorded history
• Before the 1900s brain injuries were typically
  fatal (Civil War 70 fatality rate)
• With advances in neuroscience leading into WWI,
  Austria and Germany created brain rehabilitation
  centers
• 1970s- CT scans and MRI scans are developed
• 2012- Infrascanner 1000 is FDA approved
• 2013- Infrascanner 2000 is FDA approved

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Infrascanner 1000

• Portable hand held 2 piece device
• Benefits those immediately
• Uses Near-Infrared (NIR) technology
• Composed of NIR diode and detector
• send information wirelessly via Bluetooth
• to the screen
• Displays where the patient is hemorrhaging
• Rechargeable battery pack

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Infrascanner 2000

• Developed following specifications from the
  Marine Corps.
• Made the two piece Infrascanner into a one piece
  sensor, processor with display and controls
• Improved durability for warfare
• Ability to use AA batteries as well as the
  rechargeable battery pack

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NIR Technology

• Hemoglobin has unique light absorbing qualities
• Non-invasive
• Does not ionize like CT scans
• Extravascular blood absorbs the light ten fold
• Less light is reflected back, that is where
  hemorrhaging occurs

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Applications

• Emergency room
• ICU
• Military Field Hospitals
• Remote locations
• Sports
• Ambulance services
• Pediatrics

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Limitations

• Cannot detect deep or small hemorrhages
  accurately
• This procedure must be performed before
  hemoglobin breaksdown
• Thick hair can act as a barrier
• Unit cost is 19,500

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Future

• Ability to read deeper and detect smaller
  hemorrhages
• Cheaper
• More durable

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Resources
Bressan, Silvia, et al. "The Use Of Handheld
Near-Infrared Device (Infrascanner) For Detecting
Intracranial Haemorrhages In Children With Minor
Head Injury." Child's Nervous System 30.3 (2014)
477-484. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Oct.
2014.

• Bressan S, Daverio M, Dalt L, et al. The use of
  handheld near-infrared device (Infrascanner) for
  detecting intracranial haemorrhages in children
  with minor head injury. Child's Nervous
  System serial online. March 201430(3)477-484.
  Available from Academic Search Complete,
  Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 1, 2014.
• Boake, Corwin, Diller, Leonard. History of
  Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury. New
  York Oxford University Press. 2005. Print.
• Infrascan Handheld Brain Diagnostics.
  ltwww.infrascanner.comgt
• Leon-Carrion J, Dominguez-Roldan J,
  Leon-Dominguez U, Murillo-Cabezas F. The
  Infrascanner, a handheld device for screening in
  situ for the presence of brain haematomas. Brain
  Injury serial online. September
  201024(10)1193-1201. Available from Academic
  Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 1,
  2014.
• Med-Logic. Non-Invasive Detection.
  http//med-logic.us/infrascanner-handheld-brain-sc
  an/problem-immediate-detection-needed/