University of Iowa Research Foundation

Kirsten E Stoner

Matthew A Howard

C Allan Guymon

Nicole M Grosland

Oliver Elias Flouty

Brian James Green

Kingsley Adobe-Iyamah

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.

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Iowa City, IA, United States of America

Kirsten E Stoner