ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,784, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Dalent LLC (Miami).
"Balloon dilation device" was invented by Agustin Arrieta (Miami), Peter Flores (Miami), Shawn McCoy (Little Rock, Ark.) and Michael Dollar (Hot Springs Village, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dilator device including an elongated flexible material sleeve having a hollow interior extending along a distal portion and a proximal portion thereof. An expandable or inflatable bladder is connected to the distal portion and disposable radially outward from an exterior of the sleeve when in an expanded and/or inflated orientation. The elongated sleeve comprising a tip having a ...