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Magnet management MRI compatibility

  • US 10,130,807 B2
  • Filed: 01/29/2016
  • Issued: 11/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:

  • a magnet; and

    a body encompassing the magnet, whereinthe implantable medical device includes structural components in the body configured to move away from one another upon initial rotation of the magnet relative to the body when the magnet is subjected to an externally generated magnetic field that imparts a torque onto the magnet, thereby limiting rotation of the magnet beyond the initial rotation.

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