Portable Brain Injury Scanners Market 2018 Scope Overview and Regional Trends By 2026
Brain injury is any
form of damage caused to the brain either through external force or
after birth. A brain injury is generally classified in two types –
traumatic and acquired. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as an
alteration in the functioning of brain caused by an external force.
Whereas an acquired brain injury is an injury caused to the brain
after birth. An acquired brain injury is not hereditary,
degenerative, congenital or induced by birth trauma. Examples of
acquired brain injury include stroke, tumor, electric shock, hypoxic
or anoxic brain injury or lightning strike.
According to the
Centers for Disease and Control Injury Prevention Center, the leading
causes of traumatic brain injury are falls (40.5%), motor vehicle
(14.3%), struck by/against (15%) and assault (10.7%). About 19% of
the causes are unknown. Traumatic brain injury results in an
estimated 2685 deaths and 37,000 hospitalizations.
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In general, there
are different types of brain injury – Concussion (TBI), Diffuse
Axonal Injury (TBI), Contusion (TBI), Second Impact Syndrome (TBI),
Coup-contre coup injury (TBI), Penetrating Injury (TBI), Hypoxic
brain injury (ABI), Anoxic brain injury (ABI), Locked in Syndrome
(TBI), Open and Closed Head Injuries, and Shaken Baby Syndrome (TBI).
These types of brain injuries are usually determined by undergoing
the expensive MRI or CT scan at hospitals. A portable device that can
help determine the need for undergoing the MRI or CT scan can be of
great use during emergency situations, military purpose and ambulance
services. A portable brain injury scanner is not the replacement of a
computed tomography (CT) scan. It is just a screening tool that helps
in identifying high risk patients, requiring prioritization of a CT
scan and a neurosurgical treatment. The first such device,
Infrascanner Model 1000, was being approved by the U.S. FDA in 2011.
Wide Applications
The portable brain
injury scanner can be used in emergency rooms, intensive care units,
field hospitals, military, ambulance services, remote locations and
in sports medicine. The Infrascanner which uses the near infrared
(NIR) technology to screen patients has been deployed for use by the
U.S. Marine Corps. Infrascanner is a portable, FDA approved and CE
marked device that empowers physicians to understand the current
functioning of the brain and identify any symptoms of damage.
Besides, emergency care departments can be one of the major users of
this device to determine the brain injury.
Yet to Establish
in the Developed Regions
The portable brain
injury scanners are still to capitalize on the opportunities in the
U.S., Canada, and European markets. A head injury usually requires a
trip to the hospital and a potentially expensive MRI or CT scan. This
device helps to identify the need for a MRI and CT scan before
incurring that high cost of scanning. Recently, the Neural Analytics
received a USD 3 million funding from the National Institutes of
Health to aid in the development of portable brain monitoring
platform.
Moreover, this new
technology is also desired by the emerging nations like India, China,
Brazil, and Russia to help them avoid the risk of complications while
transporting a patient with traumatic brain injury to the nearby
hospital for a CT scan. With increasing research, the technology will
further improve with increase accuracy and integration with
information technology for anytime and anywhere accessibility of the
reports.
Some of the major
players in this market include BrainScope Company, Inc., Neural
Analytics, and InfraScan,
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