Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of manufacturing a medical device for external application to the head of a patient
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Application No.: US15982200Application Date: 2018-05-17
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Publication No.: US10166716B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Timothy R Littlefield
- Applicant: CRANIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US AZ Tempe
- Assignee: CRANIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: CRANIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Tempe
- Agent Donald J Lenkszus
- Main IPC: B29C67/00
- IPC: B29C67/00 ; B29C64/10 ; B29C64/188 ; B29C64/386 ; A61F2/50 ; B29K69/00 ; B29L31/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y80/00
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a custom device for external application to the head of a patient over a removed portion of the cranium of the patient is described. A three dimensional digital image portion of the external surface of the head comprising at least the removed portion is generated. A three dimensional digital image portion is processed to identify the removed portion. A digital file is generated that is utilized to manufacture the device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180264714A1 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR EXTERNAL APPLICATION TO THE HEAD OF A PATIENT Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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