Adjustable magnetic supercutaneous device and transcutaneous coupling apparatus
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorMorton R. Kaplan
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AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorMorton R. Kaplan
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An externally worn body device adapted to be magnetically held supercutaneously with a case being separable into first and second parts and being releasably secured together. The case contains a magnetic device for magnetically holding the case in a supercutaneous position with the magnetic field strength at the surface of the case adjacent to the supercutaneous position being adjustable. The magnetic device may also be adjustable in magnetic polarity. The externally worn body device may contain a transmitting coil positioned within the case for transmitting an electrical signal intended for transcutaneous reception. The externally worn body device may be combined with an implanted subcutaneous member which contains a magnetic device for providing an appropriate magnetic attraction to the corresponding supercutaneous magnetic device. The subcutaneous member may contain a receiving coil designed to cooperate with the transmitting coil of the externally worn body device for the reception of the transcutaneous electrical signals.
An externally worn body device adapted to be magnetically held in a supercutaneous position in lateral alignment with a subcutaneous first magnetic element, comprising:
A transcutaneous coupling apparatus, comprising:
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