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US 9,066,780 B2Granted
Magnetic device to control obesity and related method of use
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorJan Weber
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Abstract
A medical device includes an outer shell defining a cavity, wherein the shell is movable between a deformed and unstressed state, a magnet disposed within the cavity, and a filler material carried within the cavity conforming to the interior shape of the shell in the unstressed state and being capable of holding its shape in the deformed state. The filler material converts from the deformed state to the unstressed state at a temperature not greater than human body temperature.
Claims11
A medical device, comprising:
- a shell defining a cavity, the shell being alterable between a deformed state and a unstressed state;
- a magnet disposed within the cavity;
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- a filler material disposed within the cavity, the filler material conforming to a shape of the shell in the unstressed state, the filler material changing state to maintain a shape of the shell in the deformed state.
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