Magnetic stent removal

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A - Human Necessities

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A61F 2/84 (2006.01) A61F 2/00 (2006.01) A61F 2/06 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2701666

A medical device and method for its use in the digestive system of a mammalian patient is provided. The medical device includes a stent (22) and a retrieval device (24). The stent has a magnetic element (30) connected to an end of the stent. The retrieval device includes a magnetic member (34), and the retrieval device is sized to be ingested by the patient. The magnetic member is capable of being magnetically coupled to the magnetic element of the stent for removal of the stent through the natural forces of the digestive system.

L'invention porte sur un dispositif médical et sur un procédé prévu pour son utilisation dans le système digestif d'un patient mammifère. Le dispositif médical comprend un stent (22) et un dispositif de retrait (24). Le stent comporte un élément magnétique (30) lié à une extrémité du stent. Le dispositif de retrait comprend un élément magnétique (34), et le dispositif de retrait est dimensionné pour être ingéré par le patient. L'élément magnétique peut être couplé magnétiquement à l'élément magnétique du stent pour un retrait du stent par les forces naturelles du système digestif.

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