Inventor
FAULKNER WILLIAM D
US23 patents
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COVIDIEN LP
17 patentsUS9782212B2Oct 10, 2017
High level algorithms
COVIDIEN LP248 citations99
US10172665B2Jan 8, 2019
System and method for controlling operation of an electrosurgical system
COVIDIEN LP113 citations96
US10172666B2Jan 8, 2019
System and method for controlling operation of an electrosurgical system
COVIDIEN LP1 citations71
US11272975B2Mar 15, 2022
Systems and methods for controlled electrosurgical dissection
COVIDIEN LP4 citations69
US12256974B2Mar 25, 2025
Systems and methods for controlling arcing
COVIDIEN LP0 citations61
US11045247B2Jun 29, 2021
Systems and methods for controlling arcing
COVIDIEN LP1 citations61
US11571252B2Feb 7, 2023
System and method for controlling operation of an electrosurgical system
COVIDIEN LP0 citations60
US11571251B2Feb 7, 2023
System and method for controlling operation of an electrosurgical system
COVIDIEN LP0 citations60
US11090106B2Aug 17, 2021
Control systems for electrosurgical generator
COVIDIEN LP1 citations60
US12262936B2Apr 1, 2025
Systems and methods for controlled electrosurgical coagulation
COVIDIEN LP0 citations59
US11969201B2Apr 30, 2024
Control systems for electrosurgical generator
COVIDIEN LP0 citations59
US11744631B2Sep 5, 2023
Systems and methods for controlled electrosurgical coagulation
COVIDIEN LP1 citations59
US11683105B2Jun 20, 2023
System and methods for mitigating interferences between electrosurgical systems
COVIDIEN LP0 citations57
US12251155B2Mar 18, 2025
Methods for open dissection using sealing instrument
COVIDIEN LP0 citations52
US11103298B2Aug 31, 2021
Systems and methods for detecting insertion or removal of a cable
COVIDIEN LP0 citations52
US11534226B2Dec 27, 2022
Systems and methods for minimizing arcing of bipolar forceps
COVIDIEN LP0 citations48
US10771167B2Sep 8, 2020
System and methods for mitigating interferences between electrosurgical systems
COVIDIEN LP0 citations47
WHAM ROBERT H
4 patentsUS8303580B2Nov 6, 2012
Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator system
WHAM ROBERT H327 citations98
US8298223B2Oct 30, 2012
Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator system
WHAM ROBERT H327 citations98
US8267929B2Sep 18, 2012
Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator system
WHAM ROBERT H43 citations97
US8080008B2Dec 20, 2011
Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator system
WHAM ROBERT H36 citations96