Remotely adjustable tissue displacement device
US10105130B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/681
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for displacing tissue within the body, wherein the apparatus includes two or more attachment members selectively displaceable with respect to each other via a driving member. The driving member preferably is rotatable and is caused to rotate by a magnetic actuator that can be activated by a magnetic field from outside the body.
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