Patents by Inventor Paul J. Gam

Paul J. Gam has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for intravascular measurements
    Patent number: 11471061
    Abstract: Intravascular diagnosis apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosed technology, a intravascular diagnosis apparatus includes a monitoring guidewire and a display unit. The monitoring guidewire includes a core wire and a sensor disposed in a distal region of the core wire. The display unit includes a processor and a display screen, and is capable of receiving communication from the monitoring guidewire. The display unit is configured to perform computations using the processor based on communications received from the monitoring guidewire and is configured to display information on the display screen based on the computations. The display unit can be configured to be disposed after a predetermined number of uses or after a predetermined duration of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: ZURICH MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kin-Joe Sham, James V. Donadio, III, Charles C. H. Chan, Paul Michael McSherry, Paul J. Gam
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTRAVASCULAR MEASUREMENTS
    Publication number: 20200305728
    Abstract: Intravascular diagnosis apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosed technology, a intravascular diagnosis apparatus includes a monitoring guidewire and a display unit. The monitoring guidewire includes a core wire and a sensor disposed in a distal region of the core wire. The display unit includes a processor and a display screen, and is capable of receiving communication from the monitoring guidewire. The display unit is configured to perform computations using the processor based on communications received from the monitoring guidewire and is configured to display information on the display screen based on the computations. The display unit can be configured to be disposed after a predetermined number of uses or after a predetermined duration of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Kin-Joe Sham, James V. Donadio, III, Charles C.H. Chan, Paul Michael McSherry, Paul J. Gam
  • Apparatus and method for intravascular measurements
    Patent number: 10702170
    Abstract: Intravascular diagnosis apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosed technology, a intravascular diagnosis apparatus includes a monitoring guidewire and a display unit. The monitoring guidewire includes a core wire and a sensor disposed in a distal region of the core wire. The display unit includes a processor and a display screen, and is capable of receiving communication from the monitoring guidewire. The display unit is configured to perform computations using the processor based on communications received from the monitoring guidewire and is configured to display information on the display screen based on the computations. The display unit can be configured to be disposed after a predetermined number of uses or after a predetermined duration of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: ZURICH MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kin-Joe Sham, James V. Donadio, III, Charles C. H. Chan, Paul Michael McSherry, Paul J. Gam
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTRAVASCULAR MEASUREMENTS
    Publication number: 20150005648
    Abstract: Intravascular diagnosis apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosed technology, a intravascular diagnosis apparatus includes a monitoring guidewire and a display unit. The monitoring guidewire includes a core wire and a sensor disposed in a distal region of the core wire. The display unit includes a processor and a display screen, and is capable of receiving communication from the monitoring guidewire. The display unit is configured to perform computations using the processor based on communications received from the monitoring guidewire and is configured to display information on the display screen based on the computations. The display unit can be configured to be disposed after a predetermined number of uses or after a predetermined duration of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kin-Joe Sham, James V. Donadio, III, Charles C.H. Chan, Paul Michael McSherry, Paul J. Gam