Ferromagnetic skirt for a medical device
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorsLaxmi Ray, Julia Leigh Ross, Blake W. Axelrod
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Abstract
An implantable medical device includes a wire frame, a cover, and a sensor. The wire frame is formed of struts and openings. The cover connects to the struts of the wire frame. The cover is fashioned from a fabric including a PET fabric made of PET yarn and a ferromagnetic material combined with the PET fabric. The PET yarn is made from a plurality of PET fibers. The sensor is positioned on the cover and connected to the wire frame. The cover shields the sensor from detuning effects of the wire frame.
Claims20
An implantable medical device comprising:
- a wire frame formed of struts and openings;
- a cover connected to the struts of the wire frame, wherein the cover is fashioned from a fabric, the fabric comprising:
- a PET fabric made of PET yarn, wherein the PET yarn is made from a plurality of PET fibers;
- and
- a ferromagnetic material combined with the PET fabric;
- and
- a sensor positioned on the cover and connected to the wire frame.
An implantable medical device comprising:
- a wire frame;
- a cover connected to the wire frame, wherein the cover is fashioned from a fabric, the fabric comprising:
- a PET fabric made of PET yarn, wherein the PET yarn is made from a plurality of PET fibers;
- and
- a ferromagnetic material combined with the PET fabric;
- and
- a sensor positioned on the cover and connected to the wire frame;
- wherein the cover is configured to shield the sensor from detuning effects of the wire frame.
An implantable medical device comprising:
- a wire frame formed of struts and openings;
- a cover connected to the struts of the wire frame, wherein the cover is fashioned from a fabric, the fabric comprising:
- a PET fabric made of PET yarn, wherein the PET yarn is made from a plurality of PET fibers;
- and
- a ferromagnetic material combined with the PET fabric;
- and
- a sensor positioned on the cover and connected to the wire frame;
- wherein the cover is configured to shield the sensor from detuning effects of the wire frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.