$2M Army Project Aims to Create an mHealth Wearable to Diagnose Concussions
The Army-backed program to create the mHealth wearable includes researchers from West Point's Keller Army Hospital, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, as well as digital health company Oculogica.
- The US Army is investing $2 million in a project to develop an mHealth wearable that can identify concussions.
The US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) is issuing the grant to Oculogica, a New York-based company that has developed EyeBOX, an eye-tracking neuro-diagnostic tool designed to identify a concussion within four minutes. The company will be working with the US Army at West Point’s Keller Army Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to create the connected health platform, and pairing its platform with AdHawk Microsystems’ camera-free eye tracking technology.
The project, one of many aimed at using telehealth and mHealth tools to better identify concussions and treat those who’ve sustained them, has applications not only in the military but in other arenas as well, including schools, sports, industry and primary care.