Patents by Inventor Gary W. Lee

Gary W. Lee 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).

  • Blood parameter measurement device
    Patent number: 6208880
    Abstract: A blood parameter measurement device especially useful for surgical procedures includes a compact housing with a light source, light detector and signal converter contained within the housing. In use, the device is releasably coupled to a cassette that can be either used as an in-line cell in series with a cardiopulmonary by-pass circuit, or in another passageway that shunts the cardiopulmonary by-pass circuit. Preferably, the housing of the device has a longitudinal axis that extends in a direction generally parallel to the direction of blood flowing through the cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
    Inventors: James G. Bentsen, Stanley O. Heinemann, Gary W. Lee, Thomas G. Hacker, N. Alan Abul-Haj, Roxanne E. Abul-Haj
  • Blood parameter measurement device
    Patent number: 6009339
    Abstract: A blood parameter measurement device especially useful for surgical procedures includes a compact housing with a light source, light detector and signal converter contained within the housing. In use, the device is releasably coupled to a cassette that can be either used as an in-line cell in series with a cardiopulmonary by-pass circuit, or in another passageway that shunts the cardiopulmonary by-pass circuit. Preferably, the housing of the device has a longitudinal axis that extends in a direction generally parallel to the direction of blood flowing through the cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
    Inventors: James G. Bentsen, Stanley O. Heinemann, Gary W. Lee, Thomas G. Hacker, N. Alan Abul-Haj, Roxanne E. Abul-Haj