Patient Specific Medical Balloon Forming Machine And System

Inventors

Maxwell Bean, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Morten O. Jensen, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Barry Uretsky
Kaitlyn M. Elmer, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

1-7-2025

Abstract

Patient specific medical balloons, assemblies, and systems for forming the same, and devices and methods for treating patients in need of a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are disclosed. The assembly for forming the medical balloon comprises a form for receiving a parison where the form is configured to prepare a patient specific medical balloon matched in geometry to a blood vessel or a lesion for a patient in need of a PCI.

Department

Biomedical Engineering

Patent Number

US12186508

Application Number

US 20220331565

Application Published

10-20-2022

Application Filed

4-14-2022

Assignee

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, AR); Bioventures, LLC (Little Rock, AR)

Comments

Maxwell Bean, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Morten O. Jensen, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Kaitlyn M. Elmer, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Citation

Bean, M., Jensen, M. O., Uretsky, B., & Elmer, K. M. (2025). Patient Specific Medical Balloon Forming Machine And System. Patents Granted. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/pat/489