US Patent Issued to C. R. Bard on July 7 for "Inflatable perfusion balloon with outer mesh and related methods" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,189, issued on July 7, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Tempe, Ariz.).

"Inflatable perfusion balloon with outer mesh and related methods" was invented by Corey Rousu (Cave Creek, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for performing a medical procedure in the vasculature comprises an inflatable perfusion balloon including a passage for transmitting fluid in an inflated condition of the balloon. A metal or wire mesh is positioned along or over at least a portion of the inflatable balloon. The mesh may allow fluid to flow through the wire mesh into the passage when the balloon is inflated. The mesh may comprise a wire sock or...