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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2013
Loma Vista Medical, Inc., Burlingam, CA (US);
Alexander Q. Tilson, Burlingam, CA (US);
Paul J. Dreyer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mitchell C. Barham, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mark C. Scheeff, San Francisco, CA (US);
Charles S. Love, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Garrett J. Gomes, Colma, CA (US);
Jonathan Kurniawan, Belmont, CA (US);
Cameron S. Moore, Burlingame, CA (US);
LOMA VISTA MEDICAL, INC., Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
An inflatable structure for use in biological lumens and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The structure can have an inflatable balloon formed into a plurality of cells encircled by a shell. A strap can extend between the cells. The shell can have proximal and distal tapered necks, longitudinally-oriented flutes, and apertures at the proximal and distal ends of the shell. The shell can include a reinforcement having tapered sections over the necks and strips extending between the tapered sections. A semi-compliant or compliant balloon can be placed around the outside of the inflatable structure.