What are the training and technical requirements for in-home use?
If an initial screening process suggests that a person could possibly benefit from the Wadsworth BCI, Wadsworth/Helen Hayes personnel make an initial home visit to do an in-home evaluation. This includes an in-home EEG recording and a trial with the BCI system to help determine if the person will be able to use it. If the results are suitable, a second home visit is made for further testing and confirmation. In third and fourth visits, the persons caregivers are trained to place the electrode cap and start the BCI software. If these visits are successful, the system may then be placed in the persons home. Subsequently, continuing technical support is provided by personnel from the Wadsworth Center and/or Helen Hayes Hospital via home visits every 1-2 months, telephone calls, and the Internet. More frequent visits may be required by problems such as a noisy electrical environment, changes in health status, or equipment malfunctions. Thus, at the present time, the persons geographical lo
