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Airway balloon dilator

  • US 7,591,830 B2
  • Filed: 09/20/2006
  • Issued: 09/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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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, wherein during inflation the balloon pressures are between about 3 atmospheres and about 30 atmospheres.

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