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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Jeffrey Grayzel, Morristown, NJ (US);
Joseph Grayzel, Englewood, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Grayzel, Morristown, NJ (US);
Joseph Grayzel, Englewood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stiffened balloon apparatus with increased flexibility is provided for use in the human body. The stiffened balloon apparatus incorporates one or more stiffeners having at least one thinned area to facilitate bending or flexing of the stiffener as the apparatus is navigated through a passage. The thinned area of a stiffening member facilitates navigation of the stiffened balloon apparatus through a curved passage.