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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2018
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Carey V. Campbell, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
James L. Goepfrich, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Brandon C. Hedberg, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Benjamin M. Trapp, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A method of inflating a catheter balloon may include providing a balloon assembly operable to provide a balloon diameter vs. balloon pressure profile generally depicting a balloon inflation sequence providing at least one intermediate inflated diameter and a final inflated diameter of a balloon such that the balloon attains the at least one intermediate diameter at a predetermined pressure, and attains the final diameter at a final predetermined pressure that is lower than a predetermined pressure of a last intermediate pressure.