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Adjustable magnetic supercutaneous device and transcutaneous coupling apparatus

  • US 4,736,747 A
  • Filed: 04/11/1986
  • Issued: 04/12/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An externally worn body device adapted to be magnetically held in a supercutaneous position in lateral alignment with a subcutaneous first magnetic element, comprising:

  • a case having a first surface adapted to be adjacent said supercutaneous position;

    a second magnetic element attached to said case for magnetically holding said externally worn body device in said supercutaneous position proximate to said subcutaneous first magnetic element, holding said externally worn body device in lateral alignment with said subcutaneous first magnetic element, said magnetic element being axially aligned with said subcutaneous first magnetic element and providing direct axial magnetic attraction to said subcutaneous first magnetic element and being moveable with respect to the distance from said magnetic means to said first surface of said first surface of said case for changing the magnetic field strength attraction between said second magnetic element and said subcutaneous first magnetic element.

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