US Patent Issued to HIMM Holdings on June 10 for "Modular mammalian infant head model for oral examination training" (Maryland Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,486, issued on June 10, was assigned to HIMM Holdings (Annapolis, Md.).

"Modular mammalian infant head model for oral examination training" was invented by Kirra Brandon (Annapolis, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular mammalian infant head mannequin representing a human infant head and neck, anatomically particularized, infant aged and real sized with real motions. Special care is posed in selecting the materials in order to resemble the natural texture of human tissues. The aim of the head mannequin is to allow the acquisition of medical skills in the field of infant oral defects (defects of the tongue frenulum, and defects...