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US RE45701

How Cochlear Implants Use Free-Spinning Magnets to Survive MRI Scans

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.

Statusactive

Granted2015

Expires2032

Claims26

Forward citations24

Prior art4

AssigneeMED EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH

InventorsErwin Hochmair, Martin Zimmerling

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