5 Medical Technologies Fit for Football

Football is back. In honor of the NFL season opener, we're highlighting five in-development medical technologies that are trying to make the sport safer for players.

Marie Thibault

September 8, 2016

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5 Medical Technologies Fit for Football

Football is back. In honor of the NFL season opener, we're highlighting five in-development medical technologies that are trying to make the sport safer for players.

The start of football season is an American tradition, the unofficial start of fall. While the sport is as loved as always, there is growing attention about the potential medical dangers of tackles and takedowns.

NFL, in partnership with GE, Under Armour, and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institutes of Standards and Technology, has put a spotlight on efforts to address brain injuries with its Head Health Challenges. Numerous companies are striving to create solutions and technologies that prevent, detect, and treat concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBI). 

Here are a few medical technologies that are focused on keeping football players' brains healthy so that they (and their fans) can keep enjoying the sport. 

 

Learn about "Tapping the Explosion of Offerings in Sensors" at the MD&M Minneapolis Conference, September 21-22.

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Marie Thibault

Marie Thibault is the managing editor for Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry and Qmed. Reach her at [email protected] and on Twitter @MedTechMarie.

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