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Joseph D. Brannan
Also filed as: BRANNAN JOSEPH · BRANNAN JOSEPH D
261 granted patents·72 pending applications·6,736 citations·filing 2007–2025
99Inventor score
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333 records- 0199US9375279B2Methods of adjusting an ablation field radiating into tissue using microwave field-detecting needle assembliesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2016·44 cites·6 claims
- 0299US9151680B2Microwave thermometry for microwave ablation systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·51 cites·7 claims
- 0399US8343145B2Microwave surface ablation using conical probeVIVANT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 1, 2013·368 cites·3 claims
- 0499US8292881B2Narrow gauge high strength choked wet tip microwave ablation antennaBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 23, 2012·200 cites·18 claims
- 0598US9277969B2Microwave ablation system with user-controlled ablation size and method of useBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 8, 2016·1.1k cites·24 claims
- 0698US8242782B2Microwave ablation generator control systemBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 14, 2012·56 cites·20 claims
- 0797US9867670B2Microwave ablation system and user-controlled ablation size and method of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 16, 2018·382 cites·7 claims
- 0897US9375278B2Tissue ablation system with energy distributionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2016·48 cites·14 claims
- 0997US9358065B2Shaped electrode bipolar resection apparatus, system and methods of useLADTKOW CASEY M·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 7, 2016·834 cites·25 claims
- 1097US8328801B2Surface ablation antenna with dielectric loadingBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 11, 2012·47 cites·19 claims
- 1196US9247992B2Microwave ablation catheter and method of utilizing the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 2, 2016·112 cites·9 claims
- 1296US9198725B2Microwave antenna with chokeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 1, 2015·34 cites·12 claims
- 1396US9119650B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 1, 2015·120 cites·27 claims
- 1496US9044254B2Microwave ablation catheter and method of utilizing the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·114 cites·24 claims
- 1596US8945111B2Choked dielectric loaded tip dipole microwave antennaBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 3, 2015·50 cites·23 claims
- 1696US8118808B2Cooled dielectrically buffered microwave dipole antennaSMITH IAN·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 21, 2012·81 cites·15 claims
- 1795US10045819B2Frequency identification for microwave ablation probesJENSEN JEFFREY L·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 14, 2018·204 cites·6 claims
- 1895US9370398B2Microwave ablation catheter and method of utilizing the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 21, 2016·65 cites·25 claims
- 1995US9259269B2Microwave ablation catheter and method of utilizing the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·78 cites·32 claims
- 2095US9247993B2Microwave ablation catheter and method of utilizing the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 2, 2016·66 cites·20 claims
- 2195US8542019B2Microwave ablation generator control systemBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 24, 2013·19 cites·20 claims
- 2295US8235981B2Electrosurgical devices with directional radiation patternPRAKASH MANI N·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 7, 2012·107 cites·8 claims
- 2394US9301723B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 5, 2016·57 cites·30 claims
- 2494US9220562B2Flexible microwave catheters for natural or artificial lumensBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 29, 2015·58 cites·5 claims
- 2594US9095359B2Tissue ablation system with energy distributionBEHNKE II ROBERT J·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 4, 2015·74 cites·14 claims
- 2694US8797039B2Microwave ablation generator control systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 5, 2014·15 cites·17 claims
- 2793US10098565B2System and method for lung visualization using ultrasoundCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 16, 2018·46 cites·19 claims
- 2893US9358067B2Tissue ablation system with internal and external radiation sourcesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 7, 2016·53 cites·7 claims
- 2993US9192308B2Microwave-shielded tissue sensor probeBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 24, 2015·59 cites·22 claims
- 3093US8968288B2Ablation devices with dual operating frequencies, systems including same, and methods of adjusting ablation volume using sameBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 3, 2015·58 cites·18 claims
- 3193US8394092B2Electromagnetic energy delivery devices including an energy applicator array and electrosurgical systems including sameBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 12, 2013·96 cites·11 claims
- 3293US8334812B2Microwave ablation antenna radiation detectorBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 18, 2012·35 cites·21 claims
- 3393US8197473B2Leaky-wave antennas for medical applicationsROSSETTO FRANCESCA·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 12, 2012·84 cites·14 claims
- 3492US10363094B2Flexible microwave catheters for natural or artificial lumensBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 30, 2019·31 cites·13 claims
- 3592US9161814B2Microwave energy-delivery device and systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 20, 2015·51 cites·15 claims
- 3692US9119647B2Apparatus, system and method for performing an electrosurgical procedureBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 1, 2015·50 cites·13 claims
- 3792US8764744B2System for monitoring ablation sizeBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 1, 2014·50 cites·15 claims
- 3891US9192436B2Flow rate verification monitor for fluid-cooled microwave ablation probeWILLYARD RICHARD A·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 24, 2015·41 cites·11 claims
- 3991US8882759B2Microwave ablation system with dielectric temperature probeMANLEY PRAKASH·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 11, 2014·109 cites·8 claims
- 4091US8430871B2System and method for monitoring ablation sizeBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 30, 2013·62 cites·15 claims
- 4191US8202270B2Leaky-wave antennas for medical applicationsROSSETTO FRANCESCA·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 19, 2012·73 cites·20 claims
- 4290US11234765B2Flexible microwave catheters for natural or artificial lumensCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 1, 2022·5 cites·10 claims
- 4390US9375280B2Microwave antenna with cooling systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2016·7 cites·16 claims
- 4490US9011421B2Energy-delivery devices with flexible fluid-cooled shaft, inflow/outflow junctions suitable for use with same, and systems including sameBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 21, 2015·33 cites·8 claims
- 4590US8968290B2Microwave ablation generator control systemBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·43 cites·8 claims
- 4690US8932281B2Energy-delivery devices with flexible fluid-cooled shaft, inflow/outflow junctions suitable for use with same, and systems including sameBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 13, 2015·38 cites·20 claims
- 4790US8894641B2System and method for monitoring ablation sizeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 25, 2014·28 cites·8 claims
- 4890US8636664B2Energy-delivery device including ultrasound transducer array and phased antenna array, and methods of adjusting an ablation field radiating into tissue using sameVIVANT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 28, 2014·34 cites·20 claims
- 4990US8382750B2System and method for monitoring ablation sizeVIVANT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 26, 2013·52 cites·4 claims
- 5089US12471996B2Extended intelligence for pulmonary proceduresMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 18, 2025·1 cites·18 claims
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