Skeletal structure for artificial pinna and artificial cartilaginous tissue, and artificial pinna using same
AssigneesKinki University, Gunze Limited
InventorsNoritaka ISOGAI, Takeshi TERAMURA, Kazunari MASUTANI, Hiroshi MITACHI, Takatoshi YOTSUYANAGI
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Abstract
A skeletal structure for an artificial pinna includes a base portion formed in a flat shape with a fibrous structural body using a bioabsorbable material, and a helix portion and an antihelix portion disposed on the front surface of the base portion. In the skeletal structure, the base portion is provided with a two-dimensional elastic structure, and the helix portion and the antihelix portion are provided with a three-dimensional fiber structure formed with the fibrous structural bodies. Thus, a flexible skeletal structure can be provided.
Claims9
A skeletal structure for an artificial pinna comprising:
- a base portion formed in a flat shape with a fibrous structural body using a bioabsorbable material;
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- a helix portion and an antihelix portion disposed on a front surface of the base portion.
A skeletal structure for an artificial cartilaginous tissue formed by alternately stacking a first layer in which a fibrous structural body using a bioabsorbable material is formed in a wave shape and a second layer adhering closely to the first layer, the second layer being formed in a wave shape with a phase shift relative to the first layer.
A skeletal structure for an artificial cartilaginous tissue formed by alternately stacking a layer in which fibrous structural bodies using a bioabsorbable material are longitudinally arranged and a layer in which fibrous structural bodies are laterally arranged.
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