ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,920, issued on June 17.
"Balloon angioplasty inflation device and method of preparing a balloon for angioplasty" was invented by Osama Amine (Rutherford, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A balloon angioplasty inflation device and method of inflating a balloon includes a syringe body having a fluid chamber, a plunger slidably disposed within the fluid chamber, and a coupling member coupling the plunger to the syringe body. The plunger includes a plunger valve and a seal including a pressure valve allowing air through the seal. The plunger valve is rotatable between an open position and a closed position to selectively allow air to ...