The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent for the epileptic detection device developed at ESL by the alumni Dr. Dionisije Sopic, Dr. Amir Aminifar and Dr. Renato Zanetti, under the leadership of Prof. David Atienza.
The Wearable System for Real-Time Detection of Epileptic Seizures constitutes a pair of glasses and a discreet set of sensors worn on the arms. Given that the current standard wearable device for seizures is a colorful head cap full of sensors, this is a huge step forward in patients’ quality of life.
The device also peforms a complex step of preprocessing on the brain signals it acquires. There is a hierarchical treatment of the data, featuring a full classifier and a simple classifier. The full classifier is only invoked if the simple classifier cannot provide confident classification results, based on a number of agreeing decision trees, thereby reducing the computational complexity and extending the battery lifetime, while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
“This milestone is the result of dedication, research, and collaboration aimed at making a real impact in healthcare through technology,” states Dionisije. “The granting of this patent is a recognition of the innovation and usefulness of our system, and we couldn’t be more proud of the journey so far.”
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| Dionisije Sopic | Amir Aminifar |
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| Renato Zanetti | David Atienza |
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