ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,059, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Ampullae Inc. (Buffalo, N.Y.).
"Pressure-sensing guidewire" was invented by Richard Ducharme (Buffalo, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endovascular device may include (a) a proximal end, configured for communicating a pressure signal to a receiver; (b) a distal end comprising a pressure sensor that is based on (i) a piezoelectric polymer layer; and (ii) first and second electrodes, electrically insulated from each other, each contacting the piezoelectric polymer layer, wherein the pressure sensor derives the pressure signal from the first and second electrodes; and (c) a device body, w...