Methods and apparatus for use with cochlear implants having magnet apparatus with magnetic material particles
US11287495B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/288
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A particle alignment method in accordance with at least one of the present inventions includes the step of positioning a cochlear implant, which is implanted within a patient's head and which includes a magnet apparatus with a central axis and magnetic material particles, at a location outside of the scanning area of an MRI system, adjacent to the MRI system, and within the MRI magnetic field in such a manner that the central axis of the magnet apparatus is at least substantially parallel to the MRI magnetic field.
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