US Patent Issued on May 20 for "Medical devices comprising detachable balloons and methods of manufacturing and use" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,135, issued on May 20.

"Medical devices comprising detachable balloons and methods of manufacturing and use" was invented by F. Nicholas Franano (Olathe, Kan.), Howard M. Loree II (Olathe, Kan.), J. Scott Richardson (Olathe, Kan.) and Kieran Murphy (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to medical devices comprising detachable balloons and catheter assemblies, wherein the detachable balloons are polymer balloons, metal balloons, polymer-coated metal balloons, and metalized polymer balloons. Various means of attachment and detachment of the balloons to the catheter assemblies are described. Kits and use...