Magnetic occluding device
First Claim
1. A magnetic occluding device for a conduit in a body comprising:
- first and second assembles, said assemblies including means for mounting the assemblies on opposite sides of a bodily conduit;
at least a first of said assemblies including magnet means having a pair of poles that are spaced apart in a reference direction passing through the poles, said magnet means being movably mounted on the first assembly for movement between first and second positions, the reference direction of the poles being substantially transverse to the conduit in one of said positions;
a second of said assemblies including means that are magnetically attracted to the poles of the magnet means in a first position of the magnet means the magnet attraction between the two assemblies is substantially reduced to permit a bodily conduit placed between the assemblies to expand, the magnet means being movable between the first and second positions in a direction parallel to a plane defined by the second assembly; and
means for actuating the magnet means between the first and second positions.
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Abstract
A self-contained, implantable device for controlling passage of material through internal body conduits, and in particular to control the material passage through a closure point commonly referred to as a sphincter, such as flow through the urethra from the bladder, movement through the bowel, or flow of medications from an artificial conduit that is implanted. The magnetic occluding device comprises a fixed magnetic pressure plate assembly, positioned on one side of a conduit, and a permanent magnet on an opposite side of the conduit. The permanent magnet can be moved so that the magnetic force between the pressure plate and the magnet can be altered from a position wherein the attraction between the movable magnet and the pressure plate carries the conduit between the magnet and the pressure plate to collapse to close off flow through the conduit, to a position wherein the conduit can open. The position of the magnetic poles of the movable magnet is changed either by being rotated or displacing it laterally with the pressure plate so the magnets tend to at least slightly repel each other when the conduit is to be opened. Control of the magnetic force is achieved to insure that the flow of blood in the conduit is not cut off.
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Citations
12 Claims
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1. A magnetic occluding device for a conduit in a body comprising:
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first and second assembles, said assemblies including means for mounting the assemblies on opposite sides of a bodily conduit; at least a first of said assemblies including magnet means having a pair of poles that are spaced apart in a reference direction passing through the poles, said magnet means being movably mounted on the first assembly for movement between first and second positions, the reference direction of the poles being substantially transverse to the conduit in one of said positions; a second of said assemblies including means that are magnetically attracted to the poles of the magnet means in a first position of the magnet means the magnet attraction between the two assemblies is substantially reduced to permit a bodily conduit placed between the assemblies to expand, the magnet means being movable between the first and second positions in a direction parallel to a plane defined by the second assembly; and means for actuating the magnet means between the first and second positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A magnetic occluding device for a bodily conduit comprising a totally implantable member having first and second housings;
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means for supporting said first and second housings on opposite sides of a bodily conduit, said first housing having first magnet means therein; means forming a part of the second housing to provide for attraction of the first magnet means toward the second housing, said means to provide attraction having regions of greater and less magnetically attractive capabilities for the first magnet means, whereby in the first position of the first magnet means the conduit between the assemblies is collapsed to be closed, and in the second position of said first magnet means, the magnetic force reduces sufficiently to permit the conduit to open; and means for moving the first magnet means between its first and second postions. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A magnetic occluding device for a bodily conduit comprising a totally implantable member having first and second housings;
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means for supporting said first and second housings on opposite sides of a bodily conduit, the first housing having first magnet means therein; means forming a part of the second housing to provide for attraction of the first magnet means toward the second housing, said means to provide attraction having regions of greater and less magnetically attractive capabilities for the first magnet means, whereby in a first position of the first magnet means the conduit between the assemblies is collapsed to be closed, and in a second position of said first magnet means, the magnetic force reduces sufficiently to permit the conduit to open; said housings comprising interchangeable substantially identical housing members that are reversed and inverted when placed on opposite sides of the conduit, each of said housing members each having a central pad and a pair of spaced apart legs on one end of the pad, and a single leg on an opposite side of the pad, the single leg of each housing member interfitting between the pair of legs from the other housing member, the interfitting legs being oriented on each of opposite lateral sides of the conduit when placed on a conduit; and pin means for holding the respective interfitting single legs and the associated pair of legs together whereby the legs can permit the housing members to span the conduit on which they are placed and to be able to move apart, the first magnet means and the means for providing attraction being mounted on the pads of the respective first and second housing members and being aligned with the conduit on opposite sides thereof when the housing members are placed on a conduit. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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Specification