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Chris Murphy has been named the "Innovator of the Month" for October for his work with a Connecticut startup.
Q30 Innovations' flagship product, the Q-Collar, applies light pressure around the neck to increase blood volume in the brain's venous structures, minimizing internal brain movement that can cause brain injury upon collision, per a press release.
"I'm proud to recognize Q30's innovative work, and I look forward to seeing how their up-and-coming device might be used to protect servicemembers and others at risk for TBIs," Murphy, a Democrat, says.
Since fiscal year 2021, Murphy has secured more than $15 million in Department of Defense funding for Q30 in developing the first and only FDA-cleared device to reduce traumatic brain injury through partial jugular vein compression.
The Q-Collar has already been adopted by hundreds of special forces operators in the military and is part of ongoing research by the US Army.
It's currently being worn by athletes in lacrosse, football, soccer, winter sports, and members of the armed forces.
The Q-Collar received FDA authorization in February 2021, and officially launched in the US in September 2021.
"We are honored to be recognized by Senator Murphy for the crucial work
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