# MED EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH — Patents explained on PatentBrief

MED EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Cochlear Implants Use Free-Spinning Magnets to Survive MRI Scans](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/RE45701/bladeless-fan-air-multiplier) — granted 2015
  A cochlear implant design that uses a freely rotating internal magnet to prevent the device from being pulled or damaged by the strong magnetic fields of an MRI machine.

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