US Patent Issued to MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete on July 14 for "Holding magnets and magnet system for implantable systems optimized for MRI" (Austrian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,619, issued on July 14, was assigned to MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH (Innsbruck, Austria).

"Holding magnets and magnet system for implantable systems optimized for MRI" was invented by Martin Zimmerling (Patsch, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implant device is disclosed that includes signal processing circuitry configured to receive an implant communications signal transmitted from an external transmitting coil, a magnet case configured to be rotatable about a case rotation axis, and an implant magnet arrangement within the magnet case configured to cooperate with an external holding magnet in an external device...