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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Chondrocyte Llc, Henderson, NV (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Chondrocyte, LLC, Henderson, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/18 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/004 (2013.01); A61B 5/1079 (2013.01); A61F 2/186 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2013.01); H04L 67/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00792 (2013.01); A61F 2002/183 (2013.01); H04L 67/42 (2013.01); H04L 69/329 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are methods of reshaping a cartilage structure. One such method comprises creating a virtual three dimensional image of the cartilage structure; manipulating the virtual three dimensional image of the cartilage structure so as to obtain a virtual three dimensional image of a desired final shape of the cartilage structure; creating a virtual prototype of a device to hold the cartilage structure in the desired final shape of the cartilage structure; manufacturing the device; lasing the cartilage structure; and fitting the manufactured device to the cartilage structure (e.g., ear).