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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2003
Louis C. Argenta, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Louis C. Argenta, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
American Southeast Medical Technologies, LLC, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention describes a corrective headgear for treating infants having abnormal head shape or torticollis. In an embodiment, the headgear comprises a protective shell having a curvilinear surface, wherein the curvilinear surface is positioned to overlie at least a portion of the cranium of an infant, to thereby prevent the infant from resting its head on the regions of the skull underneath the surface of the shell. In an embodiment, the headgear comprises a cloth cap that wraps around the shell to position the shell on the infant's head. Also in an embodiment, the shell comprise a convex protrusion positioned on the shell to prevent the infant from resting its head on regions of the skull protected by the headgear.