ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,481, issued on June 23, was assigned to CrannMed Ltd. (Galway, Ireland).
"Balloon occlusion catheter" was invented by Liam Farrissey (County Galway, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A balloon catheter includes an outer tube that has an inner surface and an inflation lumen and an inner tube that is disposed within the inflation lumen. The balloon catheter also includes a collar that has a proximal end coupled to a distal end of the outer tube, and a distal end. The collar is coupled to an edge of the distal end or the inner surface of the outer tube. The balloon catheter further includes a luminal space, which is defined by a sp...