EPO – Finalist 2016 SMEs – Ultrasound to safely measure brain pressure, Arminas Ragauskas
Arminas Ragauskas (Lithuania)
Invention: Ultrasound to safely measure brain pressure
The invention of two devices for measuring intracranial pressure and blood flow by Lithuanian scientist Arminas Ragauskas enables fast and safe diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, strokes, glaucoma and brain tumours. Ragauskas’ novel measuring devices are important tools for treating intracranial injuries, which are among the world’s deadliest killers.