Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18670425 | TOURNIQUET ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TOURNIQUETS | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18670257 | DEGRADABLE INTESTINAL DIVERSION DEVICE | May 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18663982 | RELEASABLE ELONGATED ASSEMBLY | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18652282 | SURGICAL CUTTING DEVICE FOR ULTRASONIC GUIDED SOFT TISSUE SURGERY | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18692398 | ASSISTIVE DEVICE TO FACILITATE PLACEMENT OF LIGATION INSTRUMENT ONTO TARGET ORGAN | March 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581692 | INFLATION LUMEN KINK PROTECTION AND BALLOON PROFILE | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18541438 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING ROTATING SHAFT WITH LUMEN AND SEALING STRUCTURE | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383394 | SINGLE-IMPULSE, SEMI-MOBILE AND STOPPERED SUTURING DEVICE USED IN NARROW AND DEEP TISSUE PLANES SURGERY | October 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18476253 | LOCALIZED FUSION OF NATIVE LEAFLETS USING ACTIVATED ADHESIVE | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18363062 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND TREATMENT METHOD | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204554 | DEVELOPABLE AND COLLAPSABLE INTERNAL CUTTING MECHANISM | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18141100 | ADVANCED MINIMALLY INVASIVE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ROBOTIC SURGICAL DEVICES AND METHODS | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18034593 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING RUBBER BANDS IN THE HUMAN BODY | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18307111 | FORCEPS ACTUATION SYSTEMS | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18132466 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR WOUND CLOSURE | April 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18126418 | DETACHABLE BALLOON EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND METHODS | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126419 | DETACHABLE BALLOON EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND METHODS | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156314 | LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPER WITH FORCE-LIMITING GRASPING MECHANISM | January 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18052171 | SURGICAL CUTTING DEVICE WITH GEAR MECHANISM | November 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17871046 | TREATMENT TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TREATMENT TOOL | July 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17843648 | OCCLUDER, OCCLUDING SYSTEM, AND KNOTTING METHOD FOR TIGHTENING ELEMENT IN OCCLUDER | June 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840906 | INVERTING BRAIDED ANEURYSM TREATMENT SYSTEM HAVING A SEMI-FRUSTOCONICALLY-SHAPED PORTION | June 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717109 | EAR SHAPING DEVICE | April 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17656974 | REENTRY CATHETERS AND METHODS FOR TRAVERSING CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSIONS | March 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17640867 | SUTURING DEVICE COMPRISING DIES | March 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17653069 | TISSUE-REMOVING CATHETER WITH COUPLED INNER LINER | March 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17670229 | Skin Tag removal System and Kit | February 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17649569 | DIRECT DRIVE ROBOT FOR VITREORETINAL SURGERY | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17579827 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE HEART VALVE REPAIR IN A BEATING HEART | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17647391 | SURGICAL CUTTING DEVICE FOR ULTRASONIC GUIDED SOFT TISSUE SURGERY | January 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17555721 | ACNE EXTRACTION TOOL DEVICE | December 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17552477 | IMPLANTABLE SPHINCTER ASSISTANCE DEVICE WITH HOLDING, ALIGNING OR CLAMPING FEATURES INTEGRATED INTO HOUSING | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17552681 | SURGICAL TOOL WITH REDUCED ACTUATION FORCE | December 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17548885 | SURGICAL TOOL WITH REDUCED ACTUATION FORCE | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17538492 | SURGICAL RONGEUR AND METHODS THEREOF | November 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17532590 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR REMOVING A MEDICAL IMPLANT FROM CARDIAC TISSUE | November 2021 | January 2026 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17612141 | TROCAR SYSTEM FOR USE IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY | November 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17506705 | ULTRASONIC GUIDED PUNCTURE DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC GUIDED PUNCTURE APPARATUS | October 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17492076 | TOURNIQUET ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TOURNIQUETS | October 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17412185 | Device For Extracting Nasal Mucus Or Earwax | August 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17410368 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SLIDING BLADE SHEATH | August 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17410232 | BALLOON CATHETER SYSTEM ASSISTED BY ULTRASOUND AND MICROBUBBLES AND METHOD FOR VASODILATION | August 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17406618 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY AND DEPLOYMENT OF BALLOON EXPANDABLE TRANSCATHETER VALVES | August 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17401248 | CONTROLLED TISSUE ANCHOR SPACING | August 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17398969 | BALLOON CATHETER FOR TRANSCAROTID PROCEDURES | August 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 51 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17382799 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A PIN-AND-SLOT CONTROL FOR MOUNTING ACTUATION ELEMENTS | July 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17369014 | MULTI-LAYER FOLDING FLOW DIVERTERS | July 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17351427 | CUTTING INSTRUMENT WITH ASYMMETRIC BLADE | June 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 40 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17311192 | ADJUSTABLE VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE | June 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17338830 | SELF-ORIENTING ROTATING STENTRIEVER PINCHING CELLS | June 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17329999 | DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A DISTAL WINDOW OPENING IN A ROTARY SURGICAL SHAVER | May 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17320321 | ARTICULATING ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS | May 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17285562 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES | April 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 58 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17229968 | IMPLANT REMOVAL DEVICES AND METHODS | April 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17221582 | DOUBLE BALLOON FLUID-CARRYING CATHETER | April 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17277010 | DEVELOPABLE AND COLLAPSABLE INTERNAL CUTTING MECHANISM | March 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17274684 | INTRAOCULAR LENS EXCHANGER | March 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17170007 | CANNULA, CANNULA SYSTEM, AND MANIPULATOR | February 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17137852 | TORQUE-BASED TRANSITION BETWEEN OPERATING GEARS | December 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17135147 | Releasable Elongated Assembly | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17124932 | MICROFORCEPS | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17102927 | CUTTING BALLOON CATHETER | November 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17097969 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR WOUND CLOSURE | November 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17096257 | SELF-SERVICE ANASTOMOSIS CLAMP FOR DIGESTIVE TRACT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM THEREOF | November 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17049367 | SUTURE PASSER WITH LOCKING ACTUATOR | October 2020 | December 2024 | Abandon | 50 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17048212 | CLIP APPLICATOR | October 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17043965 | System And Method For Percutaneous Removal Of Transcatheter Heart Valves | September 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17028446 | HANDLE CONFIGURATIONS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | September 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16982636 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND INSTRUMENT DRIVE ASSEMBLIES | September 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17024075 | SURGICAL GRASPER HAVING PARALLEL JAWS | September 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17023553 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING ROTATING SHAFT WITH LUMEN AND SEALING STRUCTURE | September 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16979909 | SINGLE-IMPULSE, SEMI-MOBILE AND STOPPERED SUTURING DEVICE USED IN NARROW AND DEEP TISSUE PLANES SURGERY | September 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17013913 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND TREATMENT METHOD | September 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17012674 | Adjustable Acupressure Clamp | September 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16999698 | DEGRADABLE INTESTINAL DIVERSION DEVICE | August 2020 | December 2024 | Abandon | 51 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16995217 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR RESECTING TISSUE | August 2020 | July 2025 | Allow | 59 | 7 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16967869 | SYSTEM OF SONOTRODE AND GUIDE SHAFT | August 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16947541 | ELASTOMERIC SUTURE | August 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16942950 | BARBED SUTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE BARBED SUTURE | July 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16934524 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF HEMORRHOIDS | July 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16925382 | TICK AND TICK HEAD REMOVER | July 2020 | January 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16912322 | DEVICE AND METHODS FOR INSPECTION AND TREATMENT OF HEMORRHOIDS | June 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16905788 | TISSUE GRASPING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | June 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16904289 | FOCUSING ELEMENT FOR PLASMA SYSTEM TO DISRUPT VASCULAR LESIONS | June 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 57 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16885820 | ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | May 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16852006 | SYSTEM FOR REPAIRING VALVE LEAFLETS IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY | April 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16850950 | LOCALIZED FUSION OF NATIVE LEAFLETS USING ACTIVATED ADHESIVE | April 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16833231 | ENDARTERECTOMY DEVICE | March 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16830150 | FORCEPS DRIVE SHAFT | March 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 41 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16830176 | FORCEPS ACTUATION SYSTEMS | March 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16830079 | FORCEPS DRIVE SHAFT CONTROL | March 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 42 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16829260 | FORCEPS MOTION TRANSFER ASSEMBLIES | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16803043 | JAW MEMBERS, END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLIES, AND ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THE SAME | February 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16637546 | Hybrid Suture Anchor | February 2020 | January 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 1 | No | No |
| 16632854 | TONSILLECTOMY SUCTION DISSECTOR APPARATUS | January 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16729434 | TROCAR WITH INTERNAL CAMERA PROVIDING TILTED VIEW ANGLE | December 2019 | November 2024 | Abandon | 58 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16717758 | Handset for an Ultrasonic Device | December 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16685324 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND A TREATMENT INSTRUMENT, INCLUDING A BENDABLE END EFFECTOR | November 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16679664 | LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPER WITH FORCE-LIMITING GRASPING MECHANISM | November 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16678647 | SURGICAL CUTTING DEVICE WITH GEAR MECHANISM | November 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN.
With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN works in Art Unit 3771 and has examined 83 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.
Examiner HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN's allowance rate of 68.7% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN receive 2.29 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN is 37 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 +21.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN. This interview benefit is in the 67% 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, 23.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 38.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 59% 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 request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 125.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 45% 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 48% 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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