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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:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2004
Applicants:
William F. Davies, Jr., Athens, TX (US);
Kelli Hayes, Athens, TX (US);
Lanny R. Pepper, Larue, TX (US);
Inventors:
William F. Davies, Jr., Athens, TX (US);
Kelli Hayes, Athens, TX (US);
Lanny R. Pepper, Larue, TX (US);
Assignee:
Futuremed Interventional, Inc., Athens, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A non-compliant medical balloon includes a balloon layer having an outer surface and a strengthening rod connected to the outer surface of the balloon layer. The strengthening rod may be connected longitudinally on the outer surface of the balloon layer. Typically, the balloon is formed of a polymer like polyethylene terephthalate.