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Philip M. Tetzlaff
Also filed as: TETZLAFF PHILIP · TETZLAFF PHILIP M · TETZLAFF PHILIP MARK
60 granted patents·15 pending applications·17,298 citations·filing 1998–2024
99Inventor score
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75 records- 0199US7137980B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 21, 2006·2.3k cites·25 claims
- 0299USD449886SForceps with disposable electrodeSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 30, 2001·1.1k cites·1 claims
- 0399USD425201SDisposable electrode assemblySHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1998·Granted May 16, 2000·1.1k cites·1 claims
- 0499USD424694SForcepsSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1998·Granted May 9, 2000·1.2k cites·1 claims
- 0598US7931649B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 26, 2011·481 cites·8 claims
- 0697US7901400B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 8, 2011·620 cites·35 claims
- 0797US7435249B2Electrosurgical instruments which reduces collateral damage to adjacent tissueCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 14, 2008·1.3k cites·18 claims
- 0897US7160298B2Electrosurgical instrument which reduces effects to adjacent tissue structuresSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 9, 2007·646 cites·9 claims
- 0997US7118570B2Vessel sealing forceps with disposable electrodesSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 10, 2006·634 cites·11 claims
- 1097US7090673B2Vessel sealer and dividerSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 15, 2006·2k cites·6 claims
- 1196US10806506B2Vessel sealing algorithm and modesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 20, 2020·193 cites·24 claims
- 1296US9168089B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorBUYSSE STEVEN P·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 27, 2015·254 cites·19 claims
- 1396US9113900B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorBUYSSE STEVEN P·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·256 cites·20 claims
- 1496US8105323B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorBUYSSE STEVEN P·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 31, 2012·497 cites·18 claims
- 1596USD457959SVessel sealerSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2001·Granted May 28, 2002·1.1k cites·1 claims
- 1695US6277117B1Open vessel sealing forceps with disposable electrodesSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 21, 2001·795 cites·2 claims
- 1794US7553312B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 30, 2009·172 cites·4 claims
- 1894US7510556B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDEN AG·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 31, 2009·388 cites·12 claims
- 1993US11207070B2Methods for treating hypertension and reducing blood pressure with formation of fistulaTVA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 28, 2021·3 cites·14 claims
- 2093US10603040B1Methods for treating hypertension and reducing blood pressure with formation of fistulaTVA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 31, 2020·18 cites·5 claims
- 2193US9649144B2Systems and methods for turbinate reductionARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 16, 2017·30 cites·16 claims
- 2293US8551091B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·70 cites·14 claims
- 2393US6511480B1Open vessel sealing forceps with disposable electrodesSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 28, 2003·879 cites·20 claims
- 2492US11026743B2Devices and methods for forming a fistulaTVA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 8, 2021·15 cites·26 claims
- 2592US7776036B2Bipolar concentric electrode assembly for soft tissue fusionCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 17, 2010·335 cites·24 claims
- 2691US7135020B2Electrosurgical instrument reducing flashoverSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 14, 2006·267 cites·18 claims
- 2790US10874422B2Systems and methods for increasing blood flowTVA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 29, 2020·12 cites·21 claims
- 2890US8979838B2Symmetric switching electrode method and related systemWOLOSZKO JEAN·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 17, 2015·45 cites·13 claims
- 2988US8211105B2Electrosurgical instrument which reduces collateral damage to adjacent tissueBUYSSE STEVEN P·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 3, 2012·55 cites·14 claims
- 3088US7582087B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 1, 2009·263 cites·16 claims
- 3186US11826093B2Devices and methods for forming a fistulaTVA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 28, 2023·1 cites·27 claims
- 3286US8568405B2Electrosurgical wand and related method and systemCOX DAVID A·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 29, 2013·22 cites·26 claims
- 3386US8298228B2Electrosurgical instrument which reduces collateral damage to adjacent tissueBUYSSE STEVEN P·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 30, 2012·36 cites·8 claims
- 3486US7947041B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2009·Granted May 24, 2011·45 cites·16 claims
- 3585US9254166B2Systems and methods for turbinate reductionARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 9, 2016·21 cites·31 claims
- 3682US9107672B2Vessel sealing forceps with disposable electrodesTETZLAFF PHILIP M·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 18, 2015·27 cites·7 claims
- 3782USD658760SWound care electrosurgical wandCOX DAVID A·Filed 2010·Granted May 1, 2012·30 cites·1 claims
- 3881US9168082B2Fine dissection electrosurgical deviceEVANS DOUG·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 27, 2015·15 cites·37 claims
- 3981US8685018B2Electrosurgical wand and related method and systemCOX DAVID A·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 1, 2014·13 cites·35 claims
- 4080US2024138900A1Systems and methods systems related to electrosurgical wands with screen electrodesARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4179US9456865B2Symmetric switching electrode method and related systemARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 4, 2016·3 cites·12 claims
- 4275US12508400B2Devices and methods for advancing a wireTVA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·35 claims
- 4374US12369916B2Methods for treating hypertension and reducing blood pressure with formation of fistulaTVA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4474US8361071B2Vessel sealing forceps with disposable electrodesCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 29, 2013·10 cites·5 claims
- 4573USD750243SElectrosurgical wand handle with switchesARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·17 cites·1 claims
- 4672US9526556B2Systems and methods systems related to electrosurgical wands with screen electrodesARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 27, 2016·3 cites·22 claims
- 4769US10172668B2Vessel sealing forcepsCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 8, 2019·1 cites·16 claims
- 4866US9693818B2Methods and systems related to electrosurgical wandsARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 4, 2017·2 cites·22 claims
- 4965US2020146745A1Systems and methods systems related to electrosurgical wands with screen electrodesARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 5064US2023301640A1Mechanism to wake a battery in a surgical deviceINSURGICAL INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
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