ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,138, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Neuravi Ltd. (Galway, Ireland).
"Adhesive-free bonded balloon for a balloon guide catheter with minimal outer profile" was invented by Stephen Whelan (Galway, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A balloon guide catheter including a catheter shaft having a reflowable material outer layer. Secured without an adhesive to the catheter shaft is a balloon having a bond interface area with a plurality of punctures defined therein secured about the outer layer of the catheter shaft via seepage of the reflowable material of the outer layer into the plurality of punctures forming a radially outward re...