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Kyle R. Rick
Also filed as: RICK KYLE · RICK KYLE R
42 granted patents·12 pending applications·2,267 citations·filing 2005–2025
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54 records- 0198US9277969B2Microwave ablation system with user-controlled ablation size and method of useBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 8, 2016·1.1k cites·24 claims
- 0297US9867670B2Microwave ablation system and user-controlled ablation size and method of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 16, 2018·382 cites·7 claims
- 0396US8945111B2Choked dielectric loaded tip dipole microwave antennaBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 3, 2015·50 cites·23 claims
- 0496US7467075B2Three-dimensional finite-element code for electrosurgery and thermal ablation simulationsCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 16, 2008·74 cites·19 claims
- 0595US8801703B2System and method for return electrode monitoringGREGG WILLIAM N·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 12, 2014·253 cites·7 claims
- 0694US8377057B2Cool-tip combined electrode introducerCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 19, 2013·71 cites·16 claims
- 0792US9308045B2System and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure using an ablation device with an integrated imaging deviceVIVANT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 12, 2016·46 cites·10 claims
- 0891US7776035B2Cool-tip combined electrode introducerCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 17, 2010·79 cites·30 claims
- 0990US8968290B2Microwave ablation generator control systemBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·43 cites·8 claims
- 1088US8313486B2System and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure using an ablation device with an integrated imaging deviceKIM STEVEN·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 20, 2012·22 cites·18 claims
- 1187US2025281237A1Choked dielectric loaded tip dipole microwave antennaCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1286US8834462B2System and method for sensing tissue characteristicsJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 16, 2014·27 cites·5 claims
- 1386US8652127B2System and method for chemically cooling an ablation antennaPRAKASH MANI N·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 18, 2014·19 cites·21 claims
- 1485US9713497B2System and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure using an ablation device with an integrated imaging deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 25, 2017·4 cites·11 claims
- 1585US8906007B2Electrosurgical devices, directional reflector assemblies coupleable thereto, and electrosurgical systems including sameBONN KENLYN S·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 9, 2014·30 cites·4 claims
- 1685US7702495B2Three-dimensional finite-element code for electrosurgery and thermal ablation simulationsCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 20, 2010·7 cites·20 claims
- 1784US8346370B2Delivered energy generator for microwave ablationVIVANT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 1, 2013·35 cites·6 claims
- 1882US10058384B2Choked dielectric loaded tip dipole microwave antennaCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 28, 2018·3 cites·13 claims
- 1982US9827043B2Reflective power monitoring for microwave applicationsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 28, 2017·3 cites·15 claims
- 2081US8021360B2System and method for providing even heat distribution and cooling return padsTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 20, 2011·19 cites·17 claims
- 2180US9861439B2Choked dielectric loaded tip dipole microwave antennaBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 9, 2018·7 cites·22 claims
- 2279US9113927B2Apparatus and methods of use for treating blood vesselsKIM STEVEN·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 25, 2015·9 cites·12 claims
- 2377US10743934B2Choked dielectric loaded tip dipole microwave antennaCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 18, 2020·1 cites·14 claims
- 2475US10987165B2Reflective power monitoring for microwave applicationsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 27, 2021·1 cites·17 claims
- 2574US8080007B2Capacitive electrosurgical return pad with contact quality monitoringDUNNING JAMES E·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 20, 2011·10 cites·18 claims
- 2671US12318133B2Choked microwave antennaCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2771US9375273B2System and method for checking high power microwave ablation system status on startupBRANNAN JOSEPH D·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 28, 2016·6 cites·6 claims
- 2870US2021236203A1Microwave ablation deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2968US9888962B2Apparatus and method of use for treating blood vesselsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 13, 2018·1 cites·13 claims
- 3068US8235980B2Electrosurgical system for measuring contact quality of a return padDUNNING JAMES E·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 7, 2012·3 cites·10 claims
- 3167US9375277B2Microwave ablation generator control systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2016·1 cites·17 claims
- 3264US10499998B2Microwave ablation system with user-controlled ablation size and method of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 10, 2019·0 cites·16 claims
- 3364US9023024B2Reflective power monitoring for microwave applicationsRICK KYLE R·Filed 2007·Granted May 5, 2015·4 cites·8 claims
- 3463US9301803B2System and method for chemically cooling an ablation antennaCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 5, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 3562US9867664B2System and method of deploying an antenna assemblySHIU BRIAN·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 16, 2018·2 cites·9 claims
- 3662US8777940B2System and method for providing even heat distribution and cooling return padsDUNNING JAMES E·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 15, 2014·2 cites·19 claims
- 3761US12419520B2Wearable deviceCHAMARTIN LABORATORIES LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 3861US9974594B2System and method for sensing tissue characteristicsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted May 22, 2018·1 cites·13 claims
- 3959US2019000547A1Microwave ablation generator control systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4058US10966775B2System and method for sensing tissue characteristicsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 6, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 4158US9622816B2Electrosurgical devices, directional reflector assemblies coupleable thereto, and electrosurgical systems including sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 18, 2017·0 cites·7 claims
- 4258US2018235695A1Apparatus and method of use for treating blood vesselsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4358US2017303999A1System and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure using an ablation device with an integrated imaging deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4457US10111718B2Microwave ablation system with user-controlled ablation size and method of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 30, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 4556US10022185B2Microwave ablation generator control systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 17, 2018·0 cites·15 claims
- 4656US9603663B2System and method for chemically cooling an ablation antennaCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 28, 2017·0 cites·17 claims
- 4756US2017202618A1Electrosurgical devices, directional reflector assemblies coupleable thereto, and electrosurgical systems including sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4854US9539051B2System and method for return electrode monitoringCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 10, 2017·0 cites·18 claims
- 4951US2016302861A1System and method for checking high power microwave ablation system status on startupCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 5049US2024041328A1Minimally invasive device with spectrophotometerROCKLEY PHOTONICS LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
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