Patents by Inventor Richard T. BRYAN

Richard T. BRYAN 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).

  • Electrosurgical apparatus and method
    Patent number: 12144533
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for electrosurgery are disclosed. In one arrangement, an electrosurgical element and a control system are provided. The electrosurgical element is electrically driven in a first electrical driving mode. The first electrical driving mode is such as to cause heating of human or animal tissue by the electrosurgical element. The heating contributes to modification or cutting of tissue by the electrosurgical element. The electrosurgical element is electrically driven in a second electrical driving mode. An electrical response of the electrosurgical element is measured during the electrical driving of the electrosurgical element in the second electrical driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Kamaljit Singh Chana, Parvinderpal Singh Sains, Vikram Sridhar, Richard T. Bryan
  • ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220000535
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for electrosurgery are disclosed. In one arrangement, an electrosurgical element and a control system are provided. The electrosurgical element is electrically driven in a first electrical driving mode. The first electrical driving mode is such as to cause heating of human or animal tissue by the electrosurgical element. The heating contributes to modification or cutting of tissue by the electrosurgical element. The electrosurgical element is electrically driven in a second electrical driving mode. An electrical response of the electrosurgical element is measured during the electrical driving of the electrosurgical element in the second electrical driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kamaljit Singh CHANA, Parvinderpal Singh SAINS, Vikram SRIDHAR, Richard T. BRYAN