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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Loma Vista Medical, Inc, Burlingame, CA (US);
Alexander Quillin Tilson, Burlingame, CA (US);
Jonathan Kurniawan, Belmont, CA (US);
Mark Christopher Scheeff, San Francisco, CA (US);
Loma Vista Medical, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
A fiber-reinforced device, such as an inflatable medical balloon, includes a cylindrical central portion (). The balloon includes first and second tapered or conical end portions () connected to the cylindrical central portion along a central longitudinal axis extending from a first end of the balloon to a second end of the balloon. In one embodiment, the balloon includes a single continuous fiber () running substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis along the central portion and radially around a portion of the end portions, or both. The balloon comprises a second fiber () extending radially around the central portion of the balloon, which may be part of the single continuous fiber. Related methods are described.