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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Kevin M. Fiebig, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Glenn W. Ellison, Maineville, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus includes at least one link and a plurality of beads. The plurality of beads is joined using the at least one link and is configured to be arranged in an annular arrangement. The annular arrangement is sized and configured to form a loop around an anatomical structure in a patient. Each bead includes a magnet configured to emit a magnetic field and a non-magnetic feature disposed between the adjacent magnets. The magnetic fields of adjacent magnets of adjacent beads of the plurality of beads are configured to proportionately change based on a distance between the adjacent beads. The magnet of each of the beads is configured to magnetically bias the loop toward the contracted configuration. The non-magnetic feature is configured to create a temporary magnetic braking force by temporarily altering the proportionate change of the magnetic fields once the adjacent beads are in a close proximity state.