ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,262, issued on July 28, was assigned to Airiver Medical Inc. (Dover, Nev.).

"Method for treatment of airway stricture or stenosis" was invented by Lixiao Wang (Dover, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of treating a recurring airway stricture or stenosis in a body lumen includes inserting a scope and a drug-coated balloon catheter into a target site comprising the recurring airway stricture or stenosis in the body lumen. The method includes inflating the balloon to an inflation diameter such that the coating contacts an interior of the body lumen at the target site. The method includes deflating the balloon and withdrawing ...