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Airway balloon dilator

  • US 20070066961A1
  • Filed: 09/21/2005
  • Published: 03/22/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for performing an airway balloon dilation procedure at the site of a stenosis in the airway of a patient, the apparatus comprising:

  • a central axis;

    a hollow core adapted to allow the patient to be ventilated therethrough;

    an inflatable outer balloon having an external surface; and

    at least one inflatable inner balloon, the apparatus being insertable into the airway of a patient for movement of the balloons therein between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration, the at least one inner balloon configured to inflate inside the outer balloon yet separately from the outer balloon.

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