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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2006
Andres D. Tomas, Union City, CA (US);
Ryan P. Boucher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Edward M. Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott A. Mcgill, San Ramon, CA (US);
Lionel M. Nelson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Joe Paraschac, San Jose, CA (US);
Andres D. Tomas, Union City, CA (US);
Ryan P. Boucher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Edward M. Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott A. McGill, San Ramon, CA (US);
Lionel M. Nelson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Joe Paraschac, San Jose, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A carrier is sized and configured for placement in or on a tissue region. The carrier includes at least one interior compartment. At least one ferromagnetic material is carried within the compartment. The compartment and the ferromagnetic material are mutually sized and configured to allow movement of the ferromagnetic material within the compartment in response to magnetic interaction with a magnetic material located outside the carrier. The magnetic interaction can include either a magnetic attracting force or a magnetic repelling force. The carrier can be used in association with a source of magnetism sized and configured for placement in or on a tissue region outside the carrier for magnetic interaction with the ferromagnetic material carried within the compartment, e.g., to stabilize the orientation of a tissue region within an airway.