Inventors:
Richard A. Bergs - Grand Prairie TX, US
Heather E. Beardsley - Arlington TX, US
Jeffrey A. Cadeddu - Dallas TX, US
Raul Fernandez - Arlington TX, US
Daniel J. Scott - Dallas TX, US
International Classification:
A61F 2/02
Abstract:
Embodiments of apparatuses, and methods and systems including apparatuses, configured to be magnetically coupled to a medical device within a body cavity of a patient. Some embodiments include one or more elements comprising at least one of a magnetically-attractive and magnetically-chargeable material; and a bumper extending around the one or more elements and configured to reduce the strength of a magnetic field of the one or more elements.