Crainio Non-invasive ICP Monitor for TBI

When someone has a serious head injury, it's really important for doctors to know if the pressure inside their head (called Intracranial Pressure or ICP) is getting too high. If the pressure becomes too great, it can stop enough blood and oxygen from reaching the brain, which can cause serious harm and is unfortunately a common cause of death in severe head injuries.

Currently, to measure this pressure, doctors need to perform a small operation. This involves placing a small tube or sensor directly into the skull. While this is an important procedure, it does come with some risks, like bleeding or infection. Also, it can only be done in hospitals that have special surgical teams, which means there can sometimes be delays in starting this monitoring.

This study is testing a new device called Crainio. It's designed to measure brain pressure using a completely non-surgical method. It works by shining a special light onto your forehead, which then helps detect changes in the blood vessels inside your brain without ever touching the brain directly. The researchers want to see if this new, simpler method can accurately detect high brain pressure, just as well as the current surgical methods. They also want to understand if different things, like the colour of a person’s skin or the thickness of their skull, affect how well the device works. They’ll also be asking patients and medical staff what they think of the device.