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The KidCap™ is a cranial orthosis used to treat abnormally shaped craniums in infants between the ages of three (3) months to eighteen (18) months of age. It is designed to address abnormal cranial configurations classified as nonsynostotic positional plagiocephaly and post-operative nonsynostotic plagiocephaly. It includes infants with plagiocephalic, brachycephalic and scaphocephalic patterned head shapes, and post-operative craniosynostosis management. The KidCap™ utilizes the principles of static equilibrium to influence the cranial plates while utilizing an anatomical kinetic chain to influence the bones comprising the orbits, cheek structure, and lower mandible. The orthosis is designed to intimately contact the prominences of the expanding cranium, but will not initiate a force upon the cranium. The KidCap™ is only available if prescribed by a physician.

The KidCap" is a cranial orthosis used to treat abnormally shaped craniums in infants three (3) to eighteen (18) months of age. The orthosis contains the protruding aspects of the cranium in a static equilibrium while guiding the growth of the flattened areas of the skull into the created spaces. The orthosis is custom designed for each patient by obtaining a three-dimensional scan of the patient cranium using the Omega Scanner. The scan of the cranium is translated into a digital image of the shape in the Computer Aided Design (CAD) software. From the digital image a positive model is generated by Ohio Willow Wood using a CAD carver. The positive model is then used to manufacture the KidCap". The orthosis is composed of a rigid polymer shell, Durr Plex™ with biocompatible foam padding. The orthosis is held together with a polyethylene hinge, and two lateral guides composed of Polypropylene. The external pieces are adhered to the orthosis with polymer rivets that are countersunk into the interior for a smooth, unobtrusive transition with the orthosis. The anterior and posterior sections of the orthosis are held secure with a 3/4" Velcro™ strap that encircles the posterior hemisphere of the orthosis has ventilation apertures to promote convectionary cooling as the patient perspires

The Static Cranioplasty Orthosis is intended for medical purposes to passively hold prominent cranial regions of an infant's skull in order to improve cranial symmetry and/or shape in infants from three to 18 months of age, with nonsynostotic positional plagiocephaly, including infants with plagiocephalic, brachycephalic, and scaphocephalic patterned head shapes.

The Static Cranioplasty Orthosis is a cranial orthosis used to treat abnormally shaped craniums in infants three to 18 months of age. This condition is clinically known as positional or Deformational Plagiocephaly. The orthosis contains the protruding aspects of the cranium in a static equilibrium while guiding the growth of the flattened areas of the skull into the created spaces. The Static Cranioplasty Orthosis is only available if prescribed by a physician. The orthosis is custom designed for each patient from a mold of the infant's head. The mold is modified and prepared for fabrication by the treating practitioner using mathematical analyses and plaster modification techniques. Each orthosis is composed of an outer shell of thermoformable plastic, an inner lining of hypoallergenic foam, a strap for securing the orthosis, and a polymer hinge and guiding system to maintain proper alignment of the orthosis. Optimum fit and alignment is insured and monitored by the same clinical practitioner.