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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Timothy S. Bedard, Kentfield, CA (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is configured to be implanted within a biological lumen. The apparatus includes a plurality of magnetic elements and a coupling body. The magnetic elements are arranged in an annular array extending form an axis. The annular array defines an occludable opening configured to transition between an occluded state and an opened state. The magnetic elements include a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element. The second magnetic element is located adjacent to the first magnetic element. The second magnetic element includes a polymer magnetic material formed in a shape designed to geometrically interlock with the first magnetic element in the occluded state. The second magnetic element is configured to elastically deform to transition the occludable opening from the occluded state to the opened state. The coupling body is configured to affix to a portion of the first magnetic element and a portion of the second magnetic element.