Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Robert H. Wham

73Patents
34h-index
58Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 30, 1999 → May 2, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7137980B2 Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator Human Necessities 2,222 Expired
US6398779B1 Vessel sealing system Human Necessities 1,947 Expired
US7927328B2 System and method for closed loop monitoring of monopolar electrosurgical apparatus Human Necessities 1,455 Active
US8357158B2 Jaw closure detection system Human Necessities 1,123 Active
US6796981B2 Vessel sealing system Human Necessities 855 Expired
US7300435B2 Automatic control system for an electrosurgical generator Human Necessities 731 Expired
US7303557B2 Vessel sealing system Human Necessities 699 Expired
US7901400B2 Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator Human Necessities 589 Active
US7364577B2 Vessel sealing system Human Necessities 560 Expired
US8105323B2 Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator Human Necessities 473 Active
US8287528B2 Vessel sealing system Human Necessities 415 Active
US8591506B2 Vessel sealing system Human Necessities 392 Active
US9867651B2 Systems and methods for estimating tissue parameters using surgical devices Human Necessities 387 Active
US8298223B2 Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator system Human Necessities 321 Active
US8303580B2 Method and system for programming and controlling an electrosurgical generator system Human Necessities 319 Active
US8882766B2 Method and system for controlling delivery of energy to divide tissue Human Necessities 252 Active
US7972328B2 System and method for tissue sealing Human Necessities 249 Active
US9113900B2 Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator Human Necessities 248 Active
US9168089B2 Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator Human Necessities 246 Active
US9782212B2 High level algorithms Human Necessities 239 Active
US8211100B2 Energy delivery algorithm for medical devices based on maintaining a fixed position on a tissue electrical conductivity v. temperature curve Human Necessities 207 Active
US9498275B2 Systems and methods for arc detection and drag adjustment Human Necessities 153 Active
US10130412B2 Systems and methods for estimating tissue parameters using surgical devices Human Necessities 134 Active
US10245104B2 Jaw closure detection system Human Necessities 109 Active
US7651492B2 Arc based adaptive control system for an electrosurgical unit Human Necessities 106 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.