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Thomas Ryan
Also filed as: RYAN THOMAS · RYAN THOMAS P · RYAN THOMAS PATRICK
64 granted patents·16 pending applications·18,433 citations·filing 1994–2023
99Inventor score
Files withRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC21ETHICON INC16ARTHROCARE CORP8SHERWOOD SERV AG8PELLEGRINO RICHARD4
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80 records- 0199US6932810B2Apparatus and method for sealing and cutting tissueSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 23, 2005·1.8k cites·10 claims
- 0298US11690667B2Radiofrequency ablation of tissue within a vertebral bodyRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 4, 2023·10 cites·18 claims
- 0398US10675080B2System and methods of controlling temperature related to electrosurgical proceduresSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 9, 2020·241 cites·21 claims
- 0498US6039733AMethod of vascular tissue sealing pressure controlVALLEYLAB INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 21, 2000·2.1k cites·20 claims
- 0598US5827271AEnergy delivery system for vessel sealingVALLEYLAB INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 27, 1998·2.2k cites·19 claims
- 0698US5776130AVascular tissue sealing pressure controlVALLEYLAB INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 7, 1998·2.3k cites·17 claims
- 0798US5738648AMethod and apparatus for a valve and irrigatorVALLEYLAB INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 14, 1998·1.5k cites·15 claims
- 0897US10588691B2Radiofrequency ablation of tissue within a vertebral bodyRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 17, 2020·52 cites·20 claims
- 0997US10478246B2Ablation of tissue within vertebral body involving internal coolingRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 19, 2019·42 cites·20 claims
- 1097US10463423B2Thermal denervation devices and methodsRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·47 cites·20 claims
- 1197US10111704B2Intraosseous nerve treatmentRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 30, 2018·48 cites·13 claims
- 1297US9486279B2Intraosseous nerve treatmentRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 8, 2016·54 cites·20 claims
- 1397US8425507B2Basivertebral nerve denervationPELLEGRINO RICHARD·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 23, 2013·91 cites·9 claims
- 1497US7270660B2Apparatus and method for sealing and cutting tissueSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 18, 2007·258 cites·8 claims
- 1596US11596468B2Intraosseous nerve treatmentRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 7, 2023·31 cites·12 claims
- 1696US10806506B2Vessel sealing algorithm and modesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 20, 2020·193 cites·24 claims
- 1796US8613744B2Systems and methods for navigating an instrument through bonePELLEGRINO RICHARD·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 24, 2013·68 cites·7 claims
- 1896US8361067B2Methods of therapeutically heating a vertebral body to treat back painRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 29, 2013·105 cites·18 claims
- 1996US6267761B1Apparatus and method for sealing and cutting tissueSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 31, 2001·914 cites·23 claims
- 2095USRE48460EMethod of treating an intraosseous nerveRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 9, 2021·30 cites·18 claims
- 2195US8992523B2Vertebral treatmentRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 31, 2015·65 cites·10 claims
- 2295US8419731B2Methods of treating back painPELLEGRINO RICHARD·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 16, 2013·84 cites·17 claims
- 2394US9848944B2Thermal denervation devices and methodsRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 26, 2017·49 cites·13 claims
- 2494US8882764B2Thermal denervation devicesRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 11, 2014·69 cites·8 claims
- 2594US7066936B2Surgical cutting and tissue vaporizing instrumentETHICON INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 27, 2006·475 cites·12 claims
- 2694US6152923AMulti-contact forceps and method of sealing, coagulating, cauterizing and/or cutting vessels and tissueSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 28, 2000·809 cites·18 claims
- 2793USRE46356EMethod of treating an intraosseous nervePELLEGRINO RICHARD·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 4, 2017·53 cites·13 claims
- 2893US7749218B2Method of straddling an intraosseous nerveRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 6, 2010·91 cites·13 claims
- 2993US6280441B1Apparatus and method for RF lesioningSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 28, 2001·636 cites·42 claims
- 3093US6179834B1Vascular tissue sealing pressure control and methodSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·555 cites·19 claims
- 3193US6066139AApparatus and method for sterilization and embolizationSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1996·Granted May 23, 2000·718 cites·24 claims
- 3291US7135018B2Electrosurgical instrument and method for transecting an organETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 14, 2006·470 cites·15 claims
- 3390US7288075B2Methods and devices utilizing rheological materialsETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 30, 2007·93 cites·2 claims
- 3490US5587877AComputer organizer enclosure and methodAMCO ENG·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 24, 1996·84 cites·19 claims
- 3588US6881213B2Device and method to expand treatment arrayETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 19, 2005·228 cites·25 claims
- 3688US6224593B1Tissue sealing using microwavesSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1999·Granted May 1, 2001·440 cites·19 claims
- 3787US9713489B2Electrosurgical methods and systemsARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 25, 2017·21 cites·14 claims
- 3887US6929642B2RF device for treating the uterusETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 16, 2005·205 cites·27 claims
- 3986US7258690B2Windowed thermal ablation probeRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 21, 2007·114 cites·13 claims
- 4086US7004940B2Devices for performing thermal ablation having movable ultrasound transducersETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 28, 2006·130 cites·16 claims
- 4186US6907884B2Method of straddling an intraosseous nerveDEPAY ACROMED INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 21, 2005·159 cites·28 claims
- 4286US6827716B2Method of identifying and treating a pathologic region of an intervertebral discDEPUY SPINE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·167 cites·26 claims
- 4381US2024099766A1Radiofrequency ablation of tissue within a vertebral bodyRELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4480US6915130B1Method and apparatus for scan operation in an integrated voice and data communication systemMOTOROLA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 5, 2005·38 cites·23 claims
- 4580US6758831B2Device and method for aligning with the tubal ostiumETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 6, 2004·82 cites·14 claims
- 4678US10448988B2Electrosurgical methods and systemsARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 22, 2019·2 cites·18 claims
- 4777US6740084B2Method and device to enhance RF electrode performanceETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 25, 2004·84 cites·17 claims
- 4876US6953469B2Device and method for treating intraluminal tissueETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 11, 2005·80 cites·22 claims
- 4975US7118574B2Arthroscopic bone burr deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 10, 2006·72 cites·20 claims
- 5075US6923807B2Helical device and method for aiding the ablation and assessment of tissueETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 2, 2005·65 cites·1 claims
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