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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allan F. Willis, Chubuck, ID (US);
Kelly J. Christian, Pocatello, ID (US);
Mike Kenowski, Pocatello, ID (US);
Assignee:
Ballard Medical Products, Draper, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
Abstract
A balloon catheter having a balloon disposed upon an elongate shaft near a relatively rigid distal insertion tip, a fluid lumen for fluid communication with a body cavity and an inflation lumen for fluid communication with the balloon. The balloon holds the catheter tip within a body cavity such as the stomach for long-term enteral feeding. The balloon is configured such that upon inflation, the balloon distends distally to cover the distal tip thus insulating it from sensitive anatomy.