Patent ID: 8876690

Claim:
A device for deforming a mammalian body channel, the device comprising: a first rod, comprising: a first end, a second end magnetically attracted to the first end, wherein a first portion of the first rod extends from the first end to the second end, the first portion sufficiently rigid so as to exert a force upon a body channel to deform the body channel when positioned thereon, a second portion substantially surrounding the first portion, the second portion comprising a malleable portion sufficient to distribute the force exerted upon the body channel by the first portion; a first ferromagnetic bar proximate to the first end and a second ferromagnetic bar proximate to the second end; a first wire, wherein at least a portion of the first wire is adjacent to at least one of the first ferromagnetic bar and the second ferromagnetic bar; and a power source, the power source electrically coupled to the first wire; wherein the power source is operable to provide an electric current through the first wire to at least one of the first ferromagnetic bar and the second ferromagnetic bar; and wherein at least one of the first ferromagnetic bar and the second ferromagnetic bar generates a magnetic field when the first wire is energized; and wherein the power source further comprises a control mechanism and a processor operable to process data.