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Richard A. Willyard
Also filed as: WILLYARD RICHARD A
40 granted patents·9 pending applications·625 citations·filing 2008–2024
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49 records- 0198US8795268B2Microwave antennaBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 5, 2014·29 cites·8 claims
- 0298US8523854B2Microwave antennaWILLYARD RICHARD A·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 3, 2013·41 cites·18 claims
- 0396US9198725B2Microwave antenna with chokeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 1, 2015·34 cites·12 claims
- 0496US9119650B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 1, 2015·120 cites·27 claims
- 0594US9301723B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 5, 2016·57 cites·30 claims
- 0693US8251987B2Microwave antennaWILLYARD RICHARD A·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 28, 2012·71 cites·18 claims
- 0792US9161814B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 20, 2015·51 cites·15 claims
- 0891US9192436B2Flow rate verification monitor for fluid-cooled microwave ablation probeWILLYARD RICHARD A·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 24, 2015·41 cites·11 claims
- 0990US9375280B2Microwave antenna with cooling systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2016·7 cites·16 claims
- 1089US9498286B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·6 cites·9 claims
- 1189US2025082403A1Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1288US9913687B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 13, 2018·5 cites·19 claims
- 1388US8945113B2Electrosurgical tissue ablation systems capable of detecting excessive bending of a probe and alerting a userBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 3, 2015·22 cites·22 claims
- 1487US8394087B2Optical detection of interrupted fluid flow to ablation probeWILLYARD RICHARD A·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 12, 2013·40 cites·10 claims
- 1586US9707038B2Microwave antenna with cooled handleCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 18, 2017·3 cites·19 claims
- 1683US10675092B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 9, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 1783US9113932B1Microwave antenna with chokeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 25, 2015·8 cites·13 claims
- 1883US9113924B2Choked dielectric loaded tip dipole microwave antennaBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 25, 2015·24 cites·18 claims
- 1981US10335230B2Systems for thermal-feedback-controlled rate of fluid flow to fluid-cooled antenna assembly and methods of directing energy to tissue using sameWILLYARD RICHARD A·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 2, 2019·13 cites·13 claims
- 2080US8545493B2Flow rate monitor for fluid cooled microwave ablation probeBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 1, 2013·20 cites·10 claims
- 2179US12446958B2Microwave antenna probesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2279US12150704B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 26, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 2378US9668812B2Flow rate verification monitor for fluid-cooled microwave ablation probeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 6, 2017·2 cites·8 claims
- 2478US9192439B2Method of manufacturing a surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 24, 2015·8 cites·16 claims
- 2578US2025031992A1Systems and methods for tracking and imaging a treatment probe having an integrated sensorCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2677US10022186B2Microwave antenna with cooled handleCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 17, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 2776US10363098B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 30, 2019·1 cites·16 claims
- 2876US10188460B2Choked dielectric loaded tip dipole microwave antennaCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 29, 2019·2 cites·15 claims
- 2975US9901398B2Microwave antenna probesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 27, 2018·5 cites·19 claims
- 3075US9492190B2Tissue dissectorsBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 15, 2016·7 cites·15 claims
- 3174US11337757B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted May 24, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3273US11147622B2Systems for thermal-feedback-controlled rate of fluid flow to fluid-cooled antenna assembly and methods of directing energy to tissue using sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 19, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 3373US10251701B2Flow rate verification monitor for fluid-cooled microwave ablation probeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 9, 2019·1 cites·16 claims
- 3470US10874327B2Systems and methods for tracking and imaging a treatment probe having an integrated sensorCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 29, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 3567US9597151B2Electrosurgical tissue ablation systems and methods capable of detecting excessive bending of a probe and alerting a userCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 21, 2017·1 cites·17 claims
- 3665US12121341B2Systems and methods for tracking and imaging a treatment probe having an integrated sensorCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 22, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 3763US11147620B2Microwave antenna with cooled hubCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 19, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 3861US11510732B2Microwave antenna probesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 29, 2022·0 cites·16 claims
- 3961US8894640B2Optical detection of interrupted fluid flow to ablation probeVIVANT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 25, 2014·1 cites·10 claims
- 4060US10105181B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 23, 2018·0 cites·18 claims
- 4157US10016236B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 10, 2018·0 cites·18 claims
- 4255US2017172689A1System and method for detecting bending of an electrosurgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4353US10499988B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 10, 2019·0 cites·9 claims
- 4453US2017325797A1Tissue dissectorsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4551US2017056049A1Tissue dissectorsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4650US2016045264A1Microwave antenna probes and methods of manufacturing microwave antenna probesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4746US2012303018A1Tissue DissectorsLADTKOW CASEY M·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4845US2014276200A1Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4941US2012232549A1Systems for thermal-feedback-controlled rate of fluid flow to fluid-cooled antenna assembly and methods of directing energy to tissue using sameWILLYARD RICHARD A·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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