ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,376, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Del.).
"Conformable balloon devices and methods" was invented by Carey V. Campbell (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Matthew E. Maulding (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Benjamin M. Trapp (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed toward a semi-compliant to non-compliant, conformable balloon useful in medical applications. Conformable balloons of the present disclosure exhibit a low straightening force when in a curved configuration and at inflation pressures greater than 4 atm. Balloons of the present disclosure are constructed of material that c...