A CLAMP FOR CORRECTING THE EXTERNAL EAR AND METHOD OF USING THE CLAMP

摘要

A clamp (1;1') in form of a mainly U-shaped or V-shaped device serves for non-invasively affecting a cartilage fold on for example the exterior ear (13) by a stretching and compressive force. The clamp (1;1') is shaped as a V, in which the angle alpha between the legs (2;3) of the V prior to use is equal to or smaller than 90°, and the angle beta between the legs (2;3) of the V, in use mounted on a cartilage fold, is smaller than the angle alpha. The clamp (1;1') is made of a material that can be given a permanent deformation and which therefore is able to maintain a constant pressure on local, opposite areas of the cartilage fold.