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Chelsea Shields
Also filed as: SHIELDS CHELSEA
24 granted patents·1 pending application·11,222 citations·filing 2002–2015
98Inventor score
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25 records- 0199US7137980B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 21, 2006·2.3k cites·25 claims
- 0298US7877853B2Method of manufacturing end effector assembly for sealing tissueTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 1, 2011·113 cites·4 claims
- 0398USD535027SLow profile vessel sealing and cutting mechanismSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 9, 2007·1.3k cites·1 claims
- 0497US7901400B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 8, 2011·620 cites·35 claims
- 0597US7766910B2Vessel sealer and divider for large tissue structuresTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 3, 2010·660 cites·16 claims
- 0697US7708735B2Incorporating rapid cooling in tissue fusion heating processesCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2005·Granted May 4, 2010·318 cites·8 claims
- 0797US7090673B2Vessel sealer and dividerSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 15, 2006·2k cites·6 claims
- 0896US9168089B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorBUYSSE STEVEN P·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 27, 2015·254 cites·19 claims
- 0996US9113900B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorBUYSSE STEVEN P·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·256 cites·20 claims
- 1096US8105323B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorBUYSSE STEVEN P·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 31, 2012·497 cites·18 claims
- 1196US7972328B2System and method for tissue sealingCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 5, 2011·259 cites·19 claims
- 1296US7491201B2Tissue sealer with non-conductive variable stop members and method of sealing tissueCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 17, 2009·583 cites·25 claims
- 1396US7442193B2Electrically conductive/insulative over-shoe for tissue fusionCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 28, 2008·499 cites·25 claims
- 1496US7147638B2Electrosurgical instrument which reduces thermal damage to adjacent tissueSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 12, 2006·449 cites·14 claims
- 1595US8679114B2Incorporating rapid cooling in tissue fusion heating processesCHAPMAN TROY J·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 25, 2014·338 cites·22 claims
- 1695US7877852B2Method of manufacturing an end effector assembly for sealing tissueTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 1, 2011·217 cites·9 claims
- 1794US8734443B2Vessel sealer and divider for large tissue structuresHIXSON DAVID W·Filed 2008·Granted May 27, 2014·324 cites·20 claims
- 1892US8070748B2Vessel sealer and divider for large tissue structuresHIXSON DAVID·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 6, 2011·93 cites·14 claims
- 1987US7753909B2Electrosurgical instrument which reduces thermal damage to adjacent tissueCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 13, 2010·140 cites·12 claims
- 2078USRE47375ETissue sealer with non-conductive variable stop members and method of sealing tissueCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2015·Granted May 7, 2019·2 cites·14 claims
- 2178US8496656B2Tissue sealer with non-conductive variable stop members and method of sealing tissueSHIELDS CHELSEA·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 30, 2013·15 cites·14 claims
- 2274US9539053B2Vessel sealer and divider for large tissue structuresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 10, 2017·5 cites·8 claims
- 2366US9095347B2Electrically conductive/insulative over shoe for tissue fusionSHIELDS CHELSEA·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 4, 2015·4 cites·14 claims
- 2455US9980770B2Electrically conductive/insulative over-shoe for tissue fusionCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2015·Granted May 29, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 2550US2009082766A1Tissue Sealer and End Effector Assembly and Method of Manufacturing SameTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
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