Patent ID: 11903795
Assignee: EAR TECH, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A balloon for insertion into a mammalian Eustachian tube, the balloon comprising:
a high pressure balloon having a body having a pre-determined designed size and shape when inflated, the body including a proximal end, a distal end, an exterior surface, an interior surface defining an air receiving interior, a lateral cross-sectional profile, and a longitudinal cross-sectional profile, the body having a plurality of segments of different lateral cross-sectional areas;
wherein the balloon is inflatable between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration, the body being capable of retaining its designed size and shape when in the inflated configuration, wherein the body includes at least five segments disposed along a longitudinal axis, wherein the at least five segments include three outwardly extending segments and two trough segments, wherein the trough segments are located between the outwardly extending segments; and
wherein the at least five segments include a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment includes a first lateral cross-sectional area and the second segment includes a second lateral cross-sectional area different than the first lateral cross-sectional area, wherein the first segment includes a first height dimension and a first width dimension, wherein the first height dimension is larger than the first width dimension, and wherein the balloon is configured to uniformly expand the Eustachian tube when in the inflated configuration.