Magnetic Attachment Arrangement for Implantable Device
AssigneeVibrant Med-EI Hearing Technology GmbH
InventorsGeoffrey R. BALL, Peter LAMPACHER, Bernhard JAMNIG, Martin ZIMMERLING, Gunther WEIDENHOLZER, Markus NAGL, Wolfgang AMRHEIN
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Abstract
A magnet arrangement is described for use in implantable devices. An implantable housing contains a portion of an implantable electronic system. An implant magnet arrangement within the housing has adjacent magnetic sections that lie substantially in a common plane and include an inner center disc having an inner magnetic orientation in an inner magnetic direction, and an outer radial ring having an outer magnetic orientation in an outer magnetic direction opposite to the inner magnetic direction.
Claims5
An implantable device comprising:
- an implant housing containing a portion of an implantable electronic system;
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- an implant magnet arrangement within the housing having adjacent magnetic sections lying substantially in a common plane and including:
- i. an inner center disc having an inner magnetic orientation in an inner magnetic direction, and
- ii. an outer radial ring having an outer magnetic orientation in an outer magnetic direction opposite to the inner magnetic direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.