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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2020
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Michael R. Broyles, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Peter Heicksen, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Joseph B. Koenig, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Matthew E. Maulding, Bellemont, AZ (US);
Kenneth Mazzarese, Rancho Mission Viejo, CA (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed toward a composite balloon comprising a layer of material having a porous microstructure (e.g., ePTFE or expanded polyethylene) and a thermoplastic polymeric layer useful for medical applications. The layers of the composite balloons become adhered through a stretch blow-molding process. Methods of making and using such composite balloons are also described amongst others.