Assertion Open AI assessment confidence: 85% certainty 4/5 debate potential 2/5

Gonzalez: FitGuard's mouth placement provides highly correlated cranial impact data

Anthony Gonzalez · #5 FITGuard · Mar 3, 2025 · at 10:52

Anthony Gonzalez, founder of concussion-detecting mouthguard FitGuard, explains the physics and sensor coupling of his device to investors on The Pitch.

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“Being inside of the skull means we're physically closer. We have a better retention and coupling to the skull. So our data is just highly correlated to what the brain actually felt.”

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