US 11,707,562 B2
Fistula formation devices and methods therefor
Thomas Diffley Pate, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to TVA Medical, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by TVA Medical, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/823,631.
Application 16/823,631 is a division of application No. 14/214,503, filed on Mar. 14, 2014, granted, now 10,821,217.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/785,509, filed on Mar. 14, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2020/0282128 A1, Sep. 10, 2020
Int. Cl. A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 1/3655 (2013.01) [A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 34/73 (2016.02); A61B 17/1204 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1107 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1139 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22071 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1425 (2013.01); A61B 2034/731 (2016.02); A61M 25/0127 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for applying a magnetic field to a portion of the body, comprising:
a housing;
a magnet comprising a plurality of regions, wherein a polarity of each region is rotated in an angle relative to a polarity of an immediately-preceding region, and the magnet is moveable relative to the housing;
a control element fixedly connected to the magnet and moveable connected to the housing, wherein movement of the control element moves the magnet relative to the housing;
a contact surface configured to be placed against the body; and
a spring configured to bias the magnet away from the contact surface.