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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Sherif A. Eskaros, Elkton, MD (US);
David R. King, Wilmington, DE (US);
Joseph E. Korleski, Newark, DE (US);
Lonzo C. McLaughlin, Landenberg, PA (US);
Kenneth R. Newcomb, Middletown, DE (US);
Peter J. Roeber, Oxford, PA (US);
John Streeter, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Jeffrey C. Towler, Wilmington, DE (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A non-shortening catheter balloon having a longitudinal axis and an inflatable balloon able to be affixed to a catheter shaft is provided. The balloon has an uninflated length which remains relatively unchanged upon inflation and is formed of least two helically oriented wrapped passes of balloon materials at a balanced force angle. Methods of making this balloon are also provided.