{"number":"US12697122B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Implantable sphincter assistance device with shell-to-shell orientation controlled by fields of adjacent magnets","english":"Implantable sphincter assistance device with shell-to-shell orientation controlled by fields of adjacent magnets"},"abstract":{"original":"An apparatus includes at least one link and a plurality of beads. The plurality of beads is joined using the at least one link. The housing includes a magnet chamber. The magnet is configured to emit a magnetic field to magnetically bias the loop toward the contracted configuration. The magnet is sized and configured to move within the magnet chamber.…","english":"An apparatus includes at least one link and a plurality of beads. The plurality of beads is joined using the at least one link. The housing includes a magnet chamber. The magnet is configured to emit a magnetic field to magnetically bias the loop toward the contracted configuration. The magnet is sized and configured to move within the magnet chamber.…"},"applicants":["Cilag GmbH International"],"inventors":["Frederick E. Shelton IV","Kevin M. Fiebig"],"filingDate":"2021-12-16","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697122B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697122B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697122B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697122B2"}}