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Robert H. Wham
Also filed as: WHAM ROBERT · WHAM ROBERT H
74 granted patents·15 pending applications·15,765 citations·filing 1999–2025
99Inventor score
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89 records- 0199US7137980B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 21, 2006·2.3k cites·25 claims
- 0298US10980595B2Systems and methods for estimating tissue parameters using surgical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 20, 2021·88 cites·15 claims
- 0398US8591506B2Vessel sealing systemCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 26, 2013·401 cites·8 claims
- 0498US8357158B2Jaw closure detection systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 22, 2013·1.2k cites·9 claims
- 0598US7927328B2System and method for closed loop monitoring of monopolar electrosurgical apparatusCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 19, 2011·1.5k cites·18 claims
- 0698US6398779B1Vessel sealing systemSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 4, 2002·2.1k cites·53 claims
- 0797US10245104B2Jaw closure detection systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 2, 2019·112 cites·14 claims
- 0897US9867651B2Systems and methods for estimating tissue parameters using surgical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 16, 2018·398 cites·21 claims
- 0997US8303580B2Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator systemWHAM ROBERT H·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 6, 2012·327 cites·11 claims
- 1097US8298223B2Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator systemWHAM ROBERT H·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 30, 2012·327 cites·18 claims
- 1197US8287528B2Vessel sealing systemWHAM ROBERT H·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 16, 2012·425 cites·36 claims
- 1297US7901400B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 8, 2011·620 cites·35 claims
- 1397US7364577B2Vessel sealing systemSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 29, 2008·600 cites·15 claims
- 1497US7303557B2Vessel sealing systemSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 4, 2007·728 cites·24 claims
- 1597US7300435B2Automatic control system for an electrosurgical generatorSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 27, 2007·766 cites·13 claims
- 1697US6796981B2Vessel sealing systemSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·894 cites·9 claims
- 1796US10130412B2Systems and methods for estimating tissue parameters using surgical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 20, 2018·138 cites·10 claims
- 1896US9782212B2High level algorithmsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 10, 2017·248 cites·14 claims
- 1996US9168089B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorBUYSSE STEVEN P·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 27, 2015·254 cites·19 claims
- 2096US9113900B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorBUYSSE STEVEN P·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·256 cites·20 claims
- 2196US8882766B2Method and system for controlling delivery of energy to divide tissueCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 11, 2014·263 cites·10 claims
- 2296US8211100B2Energy delivery algorithm for medical devices based on maintaining a fixed position on a tissue electrical conductivity v. temperature curvePODHAJSKY RONALD J·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 3, 2012·221 cites·15 claims
- 2396US8105323B2Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generatorBUYSSE STEVEN P·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 31, 2012·497 cites·18 claims
- 2496US7972328B2System and method for tissue sealingCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 5, 2011·259 cites·19 claims
- 2595US9498275B2Systems and methods for arc detection and drag adjustmentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 22, 2016·156 cites·25 claims
- 2695US7651492B2Arc based adaptive control system for an electrosurgical unitCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 26, 2010·135 cites·12 claims
- 2792US11497547B2Jaw closure detection systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 15, 2022·9 cites·15 claims
- 2892US8764749B2Jaw closure detection systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 1, 2014·43 cites·7 claims
- 2992US8267929B2Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator systemWHAM ROBERT H·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 18, 2012·43 cites·14 claims
- 3091US11711596B2System and methods for determining proximity relative to an anatomical structureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 25, 2023·3 cites·17 claims
- 3191US8469956B2Variable resistor jawMCKENNA NICOLE·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 25, 2013·73 cites·13 claims
- 3289US9375271B2Vessel sealing systemCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·21 cites·7 claims
- 3389US9375270B2Vessel sealing systemCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·21 cites·9 claims
- 3488US9463067B2Vessel sealing systemCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 11, 2016·17 cites·6 claims
- 3588US8187263B2System and method for return electrode monitoringBEHNKE ROBERT J·Filed 2009·Granted May 29, 2012·47 cites·14 claims
- 3688US8080008B2Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator systemWHAM ROBERT H·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 20, 2011·36 cites·11 claims
- 3787US8167875B2Energy delivery algorithm for medical devicesPODHAJSKY RONALD J·Filed 2009·Granted May 1, 2012·49 cites·8 claims
- 3885US9247988B2Variable resistor jawCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 2, 2016·5 cites·17 claims
- 3985US8267928B2System and method for closed loop monitoring of monopolar electrosurgical apparatusORSZULAK JAMES H·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 18, 2012·16 cites·20 claims
- 4084US9474570B2Jaw closure detection systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 25, 2016·11 cites·8 claims
- 4182US8012150B2Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator systemCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 6, 2011·89 cites·26 claims
- 4282US7722601B2Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator systemCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2004·Granted May 25, 2010·87 cites·8 claims
- 4379US9113905B2Variable resistor jawCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·8 cites·18 claims
- 4479US2025292086A1Systems and methods for estimating tissue parameters using surgical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4577US8475447B2System and method for closed loop monitoring of monopolar electrosurgical apparatusORSZULAK JAMES H·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 2, 2013·6 cites·18 claims
- 4677US8409186B2Crest factor enhancement in electrosurgical generatorsBEHNKE ROBERT J·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 2, 2013·13 cites·9 claims
- 4777US2025049497A1Systems and methods for controlling delivery of electrosurgical energyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4877US2024293166A1Control systems for electrosurgical generatorCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4975US2025204973A1Systems and methods for controlling arcingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 5074US2025143777A1Surgical system and methods for treating tissueCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
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