Patent ID: 11944543
Assignee: P TECH, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A method of retracting tissue comprising:
inserting a cannula through an incision to create a passage from outside the body to inside the body;
passing at least one magnetically active implant through the cannula and into the body;
removably affixing the at least one magnetically active implant to at least one of a soft tissue and an organ in a body;
attracting and positioning the at least one magnetically active implant with at least one magnetically active element located outside the body; and
influencing at least one of a location, shape, and position of at least one of the soft tissue and organ in the body to which the at least one magnetically active implant is affixed by movement of the at least one magnetically active element outside of the body,
wherein the at least one magnetically active implant is affixed to at least one of the soft tissue and organ retained in the body.