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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Kok-Ming Tai, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Donald J. McMichael, Roswell, GA (US);
John A. Rotella, San Diego, CA (US);
Nathan C. Griffith, Roswell, GA (US);
Emily A. Reichart, Atlanta, GA (US);
Courtney E. Rowe, Marietta, GA (US);
Steve A. Holley, Cumming, GA (US);
Edward B. Madsen, Cumming, GA (US);
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A stoma dilation device that includes a tubular support defining a continuous pathway through the device; an inflatable dilation balloon located on the tubular support, the inflatable dilation balloon including a dilation region forming a first portion of the device and a retention region forming a second portion of the device; and a balloon inflation lumen. The retention region of the balloon is configured to have a diameter upon full, unrestrained inflation that is greater than the diameter of the dilation region.