Patents Assigned to Beacon Medical Limited
  • Patent number: 8491510
    Abstract: A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a base section defining an opening dimensioned to accommodate the passage of the ear through the opening and a top section releasably engageable with the base section defining a compartment therebetween. A first stint can be arranged on an anterior surface of the base section to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the ear essentially in an area of the antihelix and the superior limb of the triangular fossa. A second stint can be placed in an area of the scapha of the ear to maintain a desired contour of the scaphal area. A conchal stint can be placed in the concha to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the concha. The top section can be engaged to maintain a desired amount of stabilizing pressure on the ear, the first stint, the second stint, and conchal stint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Beacon Medical Limited
    Inventors: Henry Stephenson Byrd, C. Kenneth French, Garrett Barker