Magnetic cap for medical appliance to be retained in human body

Details Magnetic cap for medical appliance to be retained in human body Magnetic cap for medical appliance to be retained in human body

1995-03-23

1997-04-29

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

220330, 604321, A61M 500

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056244100

ABSTRACT:
This invention makes it easy to operate for a medical appliance to be retained in a human body. The magnetic cap (10) includes an annular magnet (2) secured to an upper face of a connecting plug body (1); a disk like magnet (4) secured to an upper face of a lid body which is detachably coupled to the connecting body (1) through a flexible band (6); and a strap (5) attached to an end of the lid body (3). The magnets (2) and (4) are set to be 5 to 15 mm in diameter, 0.5 to 5.0 mm in thickness, and 1500 to 2000 gauss in magnetic flux density. Magnetic poles on contact faces of the magnets (2) and (4) are directed in opposition to each other.

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