Table 2 Examples of wearable technology companies for impact monitoring

From: Wearable sensors for monitoring the internal and external workload of the athlete

Company

Sampling of products

Product type

Product functionality

Headquarters

2ND Skull

Cap, Band

Garment

Polyurethane-based composite dissipates impact

Pittsburgh, PA

Athlete Intelligence

Vector Mouthguard, Shockbox® sensor

Mouth guard

Tracks linear and rotational accelerations of head impacts

Kirkland, WA

BrainScope

Ahead 300

Hand-held point of care device

Disposable electrode sensors to detect head injuries

Bethesda, MD

Force Impact Technologies

Fitguardâ„¢

Mouth guard

Embedded sensors relate collision intensity via color coded LED’s on the front of the mouth guard

Los Angeles, CA

Tempe, AZ

Hiji

Hiji Band

Head band

Impact forces, intensity

Phoenix, AZ

Jolt

Jolt Sensor

Sensor

Impact forces, Concussion monitoring. Sensor clipped to garment

Boston, MA

Mamori

Mamori

Mouth guard

Inertial sensors measure impact forces on the head

Dublin, Ireland

Noggin Pro

Noggin, Noggin Pro

Skull caps

Gel capsules in skull cap dissipate forces from skull

Toronto, ON

Performance Sports Group

Q-Collar

Neck collar

Concussion prevention by applying pressure on the jugular vein

Cincinnati, OH

X2 Biosystems

X-Patch Pro

Flexible sensor

Tri-axial accelerometers to measure impact

Seattle, WA

X2 Mouthguard

  1. Data for this table was acquired from company websites and social media sites affiliated with each company