Title:
NEONATAL CRANIAL SUPPORT BONNET
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/133788
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A neonatal cranial support bonnet is configured to prevent a premature child's head from deforming under the force of its own weight, because of underdeveloped cranial plates. The bonnet includes a thin cotton shell with contoured gel packs inside. The gel packs are configured to distribute weight around the skull and eliminate or reduce high-pressure points so as to maintain proper shape of the cranium. The bonnet is also configured to not interfere with development, and to not obstruct airways for breathing, so as to meet current Sudden Infant Death Syndrome prevention guidelines.
Inventors:
MENDEZ DANIEL (US)
CRUZ ISRAEL (US)
FLORES NICHOLAS (US)
CRUZ ISRAEL (US)
FLORES NICHOLAS (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/033458
Publication Date:
March 22, 2012
Filing Date:
April 21, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV TEXAS (US)
MENDEZ DANIEL (US)
CRUZ ISRAEL (US)
FLORES NICHOLAS (US)
MENDEZ DANIEL (US)
CRUZ ISRAEL (US)
FLORES NICHOLAS (US)
International Classes:
A42B3/04; A42B3/08; A42B3/10; A61F13/00
Foreign References:
| US6493881B1 | 2002-12-17 | |||
| JP2002363816A | 2002-12-18 | |||
| US5815846A | 1998-10-06 | |||
| KR100558169B1 | 2006-03-10 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2560514A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CHAPMAN, Daniel, D. (LLP112 E. Pecan St., Suite 240, San Antonio TX, US)
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