Magnet management MRI compatibility
US11918808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3718
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable medical device, including a magnet and a body encompassing the magnet, wherein the implantable medical device includes structural components in the body configured to move away from one another upon initial rotation of the magnet relative to the body when the magnet is subjected to an externally generated magnetic field, thereby limiting rotation of the magnet beyond the initial rotation.
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