Inventor
RYAN THOMAS P
US32 patents
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ETHICON INC
12 patentsUS7066936B2Jun 27, 2006
Surgical cutting and tissue vaporizing instrument
ETHICON INC475 citations99
US7004940B2Feb 28, 2006
Devices for performing thermal ablation having movable ultrasound transducers
ETHICON INC130 citations98
US6953469B2Oct 11, 2005
Device and method for treating intraluminal tissue
ETHICON INC80 citations98
US6929642B2Aug 16, 2005
RF device for treating the uterus
ETHICON INC205 citations98
US6758831B2Jul 6, 2004
Device and method for aligning with the tubal ostium
ETHICON INC82 citations98
US6740084B2May 25, 2004
Method and device to enhance RF electrode performance
ETHICON INC84 citations98
US6881213B2Apr 19, 2005
Device and method to expand treatment array
ETHICON INC228 citations97
US6923807B2Aug 2, 2005
Helical device and method for aiding the ablation and assessment of tissue
ETHICON INC65 citations96
US7288075B2Oct 30, 2007
Methods and devices utilizing rheological materials
ETHICON INC93 citations95
US6964274B1Nov 15, 2005
Tubal sterilization device having expanding electrodes and method for performing sterilization using the same
ETHICON INC36 citations89
US6793635B2Sep 21, 2004
Devices having deployable ultrasound transducers and method of use of same
ETHICON INC17 citations83
US7250050B2Jul 31, 2007
Tubal sterilization device having sesquipolar electrodes and method for performing sterilization using the same
ETHICON INC2 citations63
ARTHROCARE CORP
5 patentsUS9713489B2Jul 25, 2017
Electrosurgical methods and systems
ARTHROCARE CORP21 citations92
US9597142B2Mar 21, 2017
Method and system related to electrosurgical procedures
ARTHROCARE CORP2 citations72
US10448988B2Oct 22, 2019
Electrosurgical methods and systems
ARTHROCARE CORP2 citations71
US11376057B2Jul 5, 2022
Electrosurgical methods and systems
ARTHROCARE CORP0 citations61
US10595923B2Mar 24, 2020
Method and system related to electrosurgical procedures
ARTHROCARE CORP0 citations51
VALLEYLAB INC
4 patentsUS6039733AMar 21, 2000
Method of vascular tissue sealing pressure control
VALLEYLAB INC2,141 citations98
US5827271AOct 27, 1998
Energy delivery system for vessel sealing
VALLEYLAB INC2,209 citations98
US5776130AJul 7, 1998
Vascular tissue sealing pressure control
VALLEYLAB INC2,339 citations98
US5738648AApr 14, 1998
Method and apparatus for a valve and irrigator
VALLEYLAB INC1,498 citations97
SMITH & NEPHEW INC
3 patentsUS10675080B2Jun 9, 2020
System and methods of controlling temperature related to electrosurgical procedures
SMITH & NEPHEW INC241 citations98
US10806506B2Oct 20, 2020
Vessel sealing algorithm and modes
SMITH & NEPHEW INC193 citations97
US11992253B2May 28, 2024
System and methods of controlling temperature related to electrosurgical procedures
SMITH & NEPHEW INC0 citations62