US Patent Issued to ABIOMED on July 7 for "Internal balloon sheath" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,190, issued on July 7, was assigned to ABIOMED INC. (Danvers, Mass.).

"Internal balloon sheath" was invented by Glen Robert Fantuzzi (Danvers, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for providing an internal balloon sheath. One device includes a sheath for insertion through an arteriotomy of a patient. The sheath comprises a tubular sheath body having a longitudinal axis, an open proximal end, an open distal end, an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining a lumen between the proximal and distal ends for passage of a catheter device. The sheath also comprises an inflatable balloon disposed withi...