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US 6,673,104 B2Granted
Magnetic stent
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorRobert Barry
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Abstract
An implantable medical device for intra lumenal support of a body lumen wherein at least a portion of the implantable medical device comprises at least one magnetic material.
Claims10
A stent for intra lumenal support of a body lumen, the entirety of the stent comprising at least one magnetic material, the at least one magnetic material being permanently magnetic, the at least one magnetic material being coated with a biocompatible material, the at least one magnetic material emitting a magnetic field, the magnetic field being between about 20-10,000 gauss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.