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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2019
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Mark E. Rentschler, Boulder, CO (US);
Karl Johannes, Boulder, CO (US);
Steven A. Edmundowicz, Centennial, CO (US);
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
A medical device includes an elongate body and an inflatable balloon attached to and partially surrounding at least a section of the elongate body. The inflatable balloon is selectively inflatable between a deflated state and an inflated state. Engagement between the balloon and a physiological lumen is provided, in part, by multiple protrusions extending from the inflatable balloon and having various physical and functional characteristics. In certain implementations, the balloon may be configured to exhibit various separation forces by applying different strains to the balloon, such as by varying the degree to which the balloon is inflated or deflated.