ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,406, issued on April 7, was assigned to Cagent Vascular Inc. (Wayne, Pa.).
"Serration balloon" was invented by Peter Schneider (Honolulu) and Robert M. Giasolli (Orange, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A serration balloon can have a number of different components and can be made in a number of different manners. One or more longitudinally extending members with periodic raised wedges can be attached to a medical balloon. They can be attached with a fiber coating, a polymer coating, or other methods. A polymer matrix can be used to bond the longitudinally extending member to the surface of the balloon. The fiber coating can be, ...