ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,986, issued on June 16.
"Kink-proof balloon catheter" was invented by Alexander Ruebben (Monaco, Monaco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a balloon catheter comprising a shaft (2) extending in the longitudinal direction, which has at least a first and a second section (7, 8), with the first section (7) being arranged distal to the second section (8) and being more flexible than the second section (8), with the shaft (2) being provided with a first and a second hose-like tube (10, 11) and a balloon (3) being arranged at the distal end of the first tube (10), said balloon (3) being expandable by pressurization wit...