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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2018
Torax Medical, Inc., Shoreview, MN (US);
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Michael D. Auld, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Lauren E. Flakne, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kyle P. Taylor, Greenfield, MN (US);
Jerome K. Grudem, Jr., Rogers, MN (US);
Celeste L. Huster, Blaine, MN (US);
Torax Medical, Inc., Shoreview, MN (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a plurality of beads, a plurality of links, a clasp assembly, and an adjustment feature. Each bead includes a housing, a passageway extending through the housing, and at least one annular magnet. The at least one annular magnet is coaxially positioned about the passageway. The links join the beads together. Portions of the links are slidably disposed in corresponding passageways of the beads. The clasp assembly is configured to removably secure the beads and links in a loop formation. The adjustment feature is operable to adjust an effective circumference of the loop formation. The adjustment feature may be incorporated into one or both of the clasp assembly or at least one of the beads.