Lateral support craniocervical orthosis and method

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A61F 5/01 (2006.01) A47D 15/00 (2006.01) A47G 9/10 (2006.01)

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CA 2752252

A device and method for preventing and correcting abnormal shaping of an infant's cranium by applying external forces over time with the growth of an infant to achieve normal shaping of the infant's head. The device is a cranial orthosis having a depression with a contact surface in the shape of at least a portion of a normal infantile cranium. The orthosis further provides lateral support surfaces creating points of contact to restrict rotation of the infant's cranium and provide additional external forces for normal shaping of the infant's cranium. Because the present invention is non-conforming to the shape of an abnormal skull, the exerted forces cause accelerated expansion of the skull in less prominent areas coincident with brain and skull growth.

L'invention concerne un dispositif et une méthode destinés à empêcher et corriger les malformations du crâne d'un nourrisson par l'application de forces externes au fil du temps, pendant la croissance de l'enfant pour que celui-ci retrouve une forme de tête normale. Ce dispositif est une orthèse crânienne comprenant une dépression pourvue d'une surface de contact présentant la forme d'au moins une partie d'un crâne normal de nourrisson. Cette orthèse comporte également des surfaces d'appui latéral formant des points de contact destinés à limiter la rotation du crâne du nourrisson et à exercer des forces externes supplémentaires pour redonner une forme normale au crâne du nourrisson. Comme le dispositif selon l'invention ne se conforme pas à la forme d'un crâne présentant une malformation, les forces exercées entraînent l'expansion accélérée du crâne dans les zones moins proéminentes qui correspondent à la croissance cérébrale et crânienne.

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