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Device claims to protect athletes’ brains, but records reveal doubts at FDA

One day this summer, Pat McAfee, the former NFL punter turned ESPN personality, interviewed New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner about his partnership with Q-Collar, the only medical device cleared ...
STAT

A sports device to ‘protect the brain’ illustrates a major problem with the FDA de novo pathway

The Q-Collar — a neck collar inspired by the woodpecker — has been worn by NFL players and thousands of young athletes. When it debuted in 2012, it originally promised to reduce concussion risk by ...
Long Island Press

Q-Collars: Revolutionizing Sports Safety and Concussion Prevention

Watching a Cowboys game earlier this season, I noticed an unusual disk-like object around the neck of Tony Pollard, Dallas’ star running back. Too thin and small to be a neck brace, it led me to ...