Patents by Inventor Jillian Faye Hrnicek

Jillian Faye Hrnicek has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • RF energy controller and method for electrosurgical medical devices
    Patent number: 9364277
    Abstract: A control unit controls delivery of RF energy generated by an RF generator to a medical device configured to perform a medical procedure. The control unit may be separate from the RF generator, and may have an input that may be attached to an output of the RF generator. The control unit includes switching circuitry that is closed while an amount of RF energy is transmitted through the control unit to the medical device. The switching circuitry opens when the amount of RF energy reaches a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Richard B. Sisken, Jillian Faye Hrnicek, Tyler Evans McLawhorn