Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18745135 | VASCULAR ACCESS LINE AND IMPLANTATION DEVICES AND METHODS | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18677266 | Catheter Apparatus | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18652207 | TRAY FOR A SOFT TISSUE CUTTING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18629142 | SURGICAL TOOL AND ASSEMBLY | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18518139 | DEVICE, A SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR ACCESS CANNULA ADVANCEMENT | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450456 | ARTICULATION LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR END EFFECTORS AND METHODS OF USE | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18226138 | TRAY FOR A SOFT TISSUE CUTTING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18209849 | FIXED SUTURE CONSTRUCT FOR SOFT TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130703 | MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH LOCKING SYSTEM | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18111410 | BLOOD SAMPLING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17890664 | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866675 | BRAIDED IMPLANT WITH ATRAUMATIC END | July 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17857513 | LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849018 | SURGICAL DEVICE | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17786800 | NEOSTOMY APPARATUS | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743810 | IMAGING NEEDLE GUIDE | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17774291 | EXTRACTION DEVICE FOR BONE STAPLES | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17734247 | NASAL DILATOR | May 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17733532 | CUTTING DEVICE FOR TRIGGER FINGER AND OTHER SOFT TISSUES | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17772320 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | April 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17695833 | MOUNTING MODULE FOR MOUNTING MULTI-CHANNEL HAIR TRANSPLANTER, AND AUTOMATIC HAIR TRANSPLANT DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17654230 | TISSUE-REMOVING CATHETER WITH A COUPLED INNER LINER | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17753530 | SURGICAL TOOL, SURGERY SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND SURGICAL OPERATING UNIT | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17683771 | NEEDLE HOLDER FOR ENDOSCOPE AND OPERATING METHOD OF SUTURE NEEDLE | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17682272 | TREATMENT INSTRUMENT AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17682595 | Debulking Catheter | February 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17680793 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PERFORMING MINIMALLY-INVASIVE PROCEDURES | February 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17680886 | BALLOON-EQUIPPED TREATMENT TOOL FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD OF FOLDING BALLOON-EQUIPPED TREATMENT TOOL FOR ENDOSCOPE | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17638338 | QUICKDRAW KNOT PUSHER: SIDE LOADING KNOT PUSHER | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17677203 | END EFFECTOR FOR MULTI-FIRE CLIP APPLIER | February 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17668457 | CLIP DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPE | February 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17668091 | REMOVABLE SPLIT CANNULA FOR PLACEMENT OF ELECTRODES | February 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17592637 | DETACHABLE BLADE TRIGGER | February 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17588761 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL STAPLER ASSEMBLY CONFIGURED TO USE STAPLER RELOAD | January 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17586336 | ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT DEVICE | January 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17551834 | PERCUTANEOUS DEVICE FOR CLOSING BLOOD VESSELS | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17546452 | ISCHEMIA CONTROL DEVICE | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17596243 | BALLOON CATHETER | December 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17522072 | SURGICAL CLIP PACKS COUPLEABLE TO SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICES | November 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17519516 | HEMOSTATIC CLIP | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17498064 | BENDABLE CLIP DEVICE | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17498062 | CLIP FOR ENDOSCOPE | October 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17493544 | TISSUE SPECIMEN RETRIEVAL BAGS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS | October 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17480276 | MEDICAL ARTICULATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17472251 | DEFLECTABLE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR IMPLANT DELIVERY | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459372 | SURGICAL TOOL FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY AND ROBOTIC SURGICAL ASSEMBLY | August 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17404574 | DEVICE, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GRASPING TISSUE AT A MUSCULAR LEVEL | August 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 45 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17393354 | Mooreville Needle Introducer and Corpus Ruler-Dilator | August 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17382434 | OCCLUSION DEVICE | July 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17382038 | FLUID DYNAMICS CONTROL | July 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17382014 | CONTROLLING INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE DURING PHACOEMULSIFICATION PROCEDURE | July 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17346422 | STOP-MOVEMENT DEVICE FOR ELONGATED MEDICAL ASSEMBLY | June 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17347129 | HANDHELD ELECTROMECHANICAL SURGICAL SYSTEM | June 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17341876 | FORCEPS WITH HINGED JAWS AND FORCE DISTRIBUTION | June 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17337012 | SURGICAL TOOL AND ASSEMBLY | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17324281 | THREE-PRONG LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPING DEVICE | May 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17317462 | Ligation Clips for Forming Purse Strings for Anastomoses Procedures and Method for Performing Anastomoses Procedures | May 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17314308 | LIGATING CLIP | May 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17308435 | END EFFECTOR POSITIONING MECHANISM | May 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17240505 | SOLENOID VALVE SHOCK ABSORBER | April 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17236181 | Systems for Setting Jaw Gap in Surgical Tool End Effectors | April 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17212835 | CONTROL MECHANISM FOR END EFFECTORS AND METHOD OF USE | March 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17211138 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | March 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17278873 | Catheter Apparatus | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17277561 | CANNULATED T-HANDLE DRIVER AND DOUBLE LATCH CANNULA OBTURATOR | March 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17204200 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | March 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17274904 | BI-DIRECTIONAL MEDICAL SUTURING DEVICE | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17196815 | MEDICAL DEVICE HANDLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17249057 | DEVICE, A SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR ACCESS CANNULA ADVANCEMENT | February 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17175219 | CATHETER SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCING EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING SAME | February 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17170782 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUAL ASPIRATION AND REMOVAL OF AN UNDESIRABLE MATERIAL | February 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17165669 | ARTICULATION LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR END EFFECTORS AND METHODS OF USE | February 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17155800 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HEARING LOSS | January 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17154308 | END EFFECTORS FOR SURGICAL TOOLS WITH SPLIT CLEVIS ARTICULABLE WRISTS | January 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17153214 | SURGICAL TOOLS WITH PROXIMALLY MOUNTED, CABLE BASED ACTUATION SYSTEMS | January 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17260512 | BANANA CLIP FOR REMOVING HEMORRHOIDS, AND SURGICAL TOOL SET INCLUDING SAME | January 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17148233 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SPECIMEN REMOVAL | January 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17145997 | SURGICAL SUTURING INSTRUMENTS | January 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17135982 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH GUIDEWIRE BRAKE | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17132800 | LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT | December 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17133212 | WOUND-CARE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANSING, DESLOUGHING, AND DEBRIDING WOUNDS | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17131122 | FIXED SUTURE CONSTRUCT FOR SOFT TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17123403 | Distally Loaded Sheath and Loading Funnel | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17114022 | TRAY FOR A SOFT TISSUE CUTTING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE | December 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17111692 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ARTICULATION ASSEMBLY | December 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17111636 | CANNULA WITH SMOKE EVACUATION HOUSING | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17108254 | MAGNETICALLY GUIDED SURGICAL PROBE | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16953629 | FASTENER ANCHORING DEVICE | November 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16953177 | COMPOSITE ATHERECTOMY BURR | November 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17099530 | Implantation Systems and Related Methods of Implanting Tissue Stimulators | November 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17091881 | MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH LOCKING SYSTEM | November 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16948885 | PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS PATHWAY SYSTEM | October 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17029167 | HOLDING MECHANISM FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND HOLDING MODULE THEREOF | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17012576 | ENERGIZABLE SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER | September 2020 | February 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16919683 | Microsurgical Instruments For Concave Topologies | July 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16909172 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING WRISTS WITH HYBRID REDIRECT SURFACES | June 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16830130 | FORCEPS GUIDE TUBE | March 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
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Examiner GEIGER, RACHAEL L works in Art Unit 3771 and has examined 93 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner GEIGER, RACHAEL L's allowance rate of 88.2% places them in the 64% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GEIGER, RACHAEL L receive 1.70 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 48% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GEIGER, RACHAEL L is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GEIGER, RACHAEL L. This interview benefit is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 40.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 41% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 41% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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