Patents Assigned to Visualization Balloons, LLC
  • Balloon access device with features for engaging an endoscope
    Patent number: 9833126
    Abstract: A balloon access device for use with an endoscope is disclosed. A transparent balloon attached to the distal end of the endoscope allows a user to both separate collapsed intestinal tissue and visualize the path of the endoscope without administering insufflation gas to the collapsed area of a patient. The attachment of the balloon to the endoscope is achieved by the various embodiments of the balloon access device disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Visualization Balloons, LLC
    Inventor: Boris Reydel
  • Disposable and reusable complex shaped see-through endoscope
    Patent number: 9775496
    Abstract: Transparent domes useful for covering at least a lens located on a scope's distal face, taking the form of a single layer membrane affixed to the distal end of the scope, a solid cap attachable to and detachable from the distal end of the scope, or an inflatable and deflatable balloon having an exterior wall for contacting at least the lens at the scope's distal face. Methods for performing diagnostic or diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within bodily cavities including collapsed intestines using transparent domes and scopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Visualization Balloons, LLC
    Inventor: Boris Reydel
  • Balloon access device for endoscope
    Patent number: 9220396
    Abstract: Provided is a balloon access device having a cap coupleable to an endoscope and a balloon for sealing with the cap when expanded. The balloon access device allows a physician to both separate collapsed tissue and visualize the path of the endoscope without administering insufflation gas to the collapsed area of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Visualization Balloons, LLC
    Inventor: Boris Reydel