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

Claim 16:
17. A balloon configured for insertion into a Eustachian tube, comprising:
a non-compliant high pressure balloon having a body that has a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration, wherein the body is configured to retain a designed size and a designed shape when in the inflated configuration;
wherein the body includes at least five segments disposed about a longitudinal axis, the at least five segments including three outwardly extending segments and two trough segments, wherein the trough segments are located between the outwardly extending segments, and wherein a cross-sectional profile of each of the outwardly extending segments differs from a cross-sectional profile of the other of the outwardly extending segments, wherein a first segment of the at least five segments includes a first cross-sectional profile having a first height dimension and a first width dimension, wherein the first height dimension is greater than the first width dimension, and wherein the cross-sectional profile includes an ova loid shape; and
wherein the balloon is configured to apply pressure uniformly at an interior surface of the Eustachian tube when in the inflated configuration, and wherein the balloon is configured to expand a cross-sectional area of the Eustachian tube.