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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2022
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Charles Roger Aaron Leigh, North Epping, AU;
Anthony Powell, Macquarie Park, AU;
Kenneth Oplinger, St. Leonards, AU;
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Abstract
Presented herein are implantable housing arrangements that are configured to receive and retain an implantable magnet therein, while also facilitating both in-plane rotation and out-of-plane rotation of the implantable magnet in the presence of external magnetic, such as that applied with an MRI. That is, the housing arrangements presented herein allow a planar (e.g., conventional/standard) implantable magnet to rotate circumferentially around a central axis of the implantable magnet (in-plane rotation), as well as angularly rotate relative to the central axis (out-of-plane rotation). The in-plane rotation and out-of-plane rotation can reduce torque during an MRI because the magnet is able to rotate so as to more closely align with the applied MRI magnetic field, resulting in less pain and less risk of tissue or device damage.