The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2015
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Robert K. Vaccaro, Ponte Vedra, FL (US);
Timothy M. Furst, Ponte Vedra, FL (US);
Wenjeng Li, Saint Johns, FL (US);
David J. Little, II, Ponte Vedra, FL (US);
Ali Mowlai-Ashtiani, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Dana A. Oliver, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
An inflation device useful for inflating a balloon provided with a surgical instrument, such as a balloon sinus dilation instrument. The inflation device includes a syringe, a connector, and mechanical pressure indicator. The syringe includes a plunger slidably disposed within a barrel. The connector is configured to fluidly connect an outlet of the syringe with a surgical instrument balloon in establishing a closed inflation system between the syringe and an interior of the balloon. The pressure indicator is associated with the syringe and is configured to transition from a non-alert state to an alert state when a pressure of the inflation system has reached a predetermined level. In some embodiments, the inflation device is characterized by the absence of a pressure gauge.