Apparatus and method for reducing inductor saturation in magnetic fields

A method comprising:

• providing a first material and a second material;
• providing a first electrically conductive wire forming a first at least one loop;
• positioning a first portion comprising a first material at least partially within the first at least one loop so as to provide a first inductance for the first electrically conductive wire when a current is propagated through the conductive wire, wherein the first material has a first magnetic saturation level;
• and
• positioning a second portion comprising a different second material at least partially within the first at least one loop so as to provide a second inductance for the first electrically conductive wire when a current is propagated through the conductive wire, wherein the second material is selected to provide an inductance when an external magnetic field is greater than the first magnetic saturation level,
• wherein the second inductance is provided to an inductive component such that the inductive component is configured for operation of an implantable medical device within a magnetic resonance imaging device at exposure to greater than the first magnetic saturation level.