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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2020
Applicant:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Kofi Boahene, Baltimore, MD (US);
Christopher Razavi, Baltimore, MD (US);
Andrew Lee, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/10 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30756 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/3616 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); B29C 51/10 (2013.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01);
Abstract
Provided is a polymeric auricular scaffold for use in auricular implants and methods for making them. The disclosed polymeric auricular scaffold is formed using a biocompatible polymer sheet that is vacuumed formed into a shape representing auricular cartilage using a vacuum forming mold.