ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,279, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to LOEWENSTEIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY S.A. (Luxembourg).
"Method and system for filling an esophagus balloon" was invented by Peter Kremeier (Karlsruhe, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method for ascertaining and setting a filling volume of a balloon of a catheter, which is placed in the esophagus of a living being, wherein the balloon is filled and/or emptied using a fluid. According to the invention, the balloon is filled and/or emptied step-by-step using at least two volume steps, a pressure difference between a pressure at the end of an expiration (Pmin) and a pressure at the end of an insp...