CPC A61M 1/3655 (2013.01) [A61M 39/227 (2013.01); H01F 7/02 (2013.01); H01F 7/0242 (2013.01); H01F 7/06 (2013.01); A61M 2039/226 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0288 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A magnetically activated implantable valve, comprising:
an implantable valve, the implantable valve including a set of passive magnets; and
an actuator configured to actuate the implantable valve, the actuator including a set of active magnets corresponding to the set of passive magnets, wherein the set of passive magnets is configured to interact with the set of active magnets to actuate the implantable valve, wherein each of the implantable valve and the actuator further include first and second soft magnetic alloy disc configured to shield and support the passive and active sets of magnets, respectively.
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