SBIR/STTR Research Award
Non-invasive assay to discriminate between mild-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Award amount
$99,962Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2009Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Recipient company
- Engineering Acoustics Incorporated
- Proposal award date
- 2009-09-08
- Contract end date
- 2010-04-07
- UEI
- MJTBFM8ZMS67
- Solicitation number
- 2009.A
- Topic code
- A09A-T025
Research abstract
An immediate and definite need exists for a portable screening device to provide objective assessment of mild-Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) and assist in the discrimination between mTBI and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) diagnosis. This research addresses the development of a portable diagnostic device and a series of non-invasive tests that measure changes in motor and/or sensory cranial nerve function. The device and instructions are intended to fit within a form factor approximately the size of a laptop computer case, and be easily administered by medics in the field. The occurrence of mTBI is under-diagnosed, both by the warfighters and by Army corpsmen. If these injuries could be detected objectively, quickly, and non-invasively, medical personnel would be able to begin early interventions.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Wearable Haptics Platform to Enhance Canine Readiness and Performance
- Enhanced Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP) and Balance Training System for Clinic and Field Environments
- Portable Computerized Dynamic Posturography and Balance Training System to Deliver Sensory Organization Tests in Clinic and Field Environments
- Portable Computerized Dynamic Posturography and Balance Training System to Deliver Sensory Organization Tests in Clinic and Field Environments
- Wearable Electronics to Integrate Multisensory Cueing for Aircrew Mishap Prevention
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Non-invasive assay to discriminate between mild-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Non-invasive assay to discriminate between mild-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Research funding history
37 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1995–2025). Reported award amounts total $17,195,648. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, National Aeronautics and Space Administration