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Controllable inflation profile balloon cover apparatus

US10016579B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2012
Grant dateJul 10, 2018
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04C2270/041
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments are presented of a balloon assembly operable to provide a balloon diameter vs. balloon pressure profile generally depicting a balloon inflation sequence providing at least one intermediate inflated diameter and a final inflated diameter of a balloon such that the balloon attains the at least one intermediate diameter at a predetermined pressure, and attains the final diameter at a final predetermined pressure that is lower than a predetermined pressure of a last intermediate pressure.

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