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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Biomerics Fmi, Llc, Logan, UT (US);
Charles J. Cox, Eustace, TX (US);
William F. Davies, Jr., Athens, TX (US);
Lanny Pepper, Larue, TX (US);
Biomerics FMI, LLC, Athens, TX (US);
Abstract
A medical balloon comprises a first end, a second end spaced apart from the first, and a generally cylindrical balloon wall extending therebetween to define an inflation chamber. The balloon wall is adapted for inflation from a first folded configuration having a first plurality of pleats to an expanded, unpleated configuration, and deflation therefrom to a second folded configuration having a second plurality of pleats. The balloon wall includes a first layer formed of a polymer and having a substantially constant radial thickness. A second layer is firmly attached to the first layer and has a plurality of first regions of greater radial thickness interleaved with a plurality of second regions of reduced radial thickness. During deflation from the expanded, unpleated configuration to the second folded configuration, the balloon wall folds along the regions of reduced radial thickness of the second layer to form the second plurality of pleats.