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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2016
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
John E. Bacino, Landenberg, PA (US);
Carey V. Campbell, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Benjamin M. Trapp, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Michael J. Vonesh, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, a device is provided comprising a balloon configured to expand to an expanded state in response to introduction of a fluid at a first pressure, wherein the fluid perfuses through the balloon above a second pressure, the second pressure being the same or greater than the first pressure. In various embodiments, a method comprising fabricating a balloon configured to expand to an expanded state in response to introduction of a fluid at a first pressure, wherein the fluid perfuses through the balloon above a second pressure, the second pressure being at or greater than the first pressure, disposing the balloon on an elongate member having a lumen, placing the lumen in fluid communication with an interior volume of the balloon.