Patent ID: 8167942
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A molding device for a human ear, wherein the ear includes an antihelix, a superior limb of the triangular fossa, a helix, a helical rim, a base, a concha, and a scaphal area, the molding device comprising: one or more braces; and a scaphal mold supported by the one or more braces, wherein the one or more braces and the scaphal mold are constructed to retain the helix and helical rim within a space defined between the one or more braces and the scaphal mold, and further constructed to maintain a substantially correct anatomical shape of the helix and the helical rim, wherein the scaphal mold and one or more braces are constructed to mold the helix and helical rim during their growth such that the growth of the helix and helical rim conforms to the space between the scaphal mold and the one or more braces.