Matthew A. Howard,Nicole M. Grosland,Kingsley Adobe-lyamah,Kirsten E. Stoner,Oliver Flouty,C. Allan Guymon,Brian James Green
申请号：
US15080647
公开号：
US20170273794A1
申请日:
2016.03.25
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
A cranial plate is provided for use after a craniectomy. The plate is mounted to the skull and protects the brain exposed in the skull opening. A plate is initially spaced above the skull with gaskets or spacers so as to preclude pressure on the brain. The gaskets or spacers are resorptive, or otherwise dissolve or shrink over time, until the plate settles upon the skull. An elastic web extending over the plate provides a constant force to pull the plate towards the skull as the spacers shrink. The plate is secured to the skull using screws. The plate may include alignment posts residing adjacent the skull opening to maintain proper positioning of the plate as the spacers shrink. The plate eliminates the need for a second cranioplasty surgical procedure.
