Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18914014 | GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN COLLECTION DEVICES USING DOUBLE CANNULA KNIFE | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18441822 | SURGICAL CLAMP AND CLAMP JAW | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392853 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING TRICUSPID REGURGITATION | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18384445 | STENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH A RECONSTRAINING MEMBER | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383437 | ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18484290 | PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTRAGASTRIC DEVICE | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18232097 | CATHETER-BASED SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL OF A LEADLESS PACEMAKER | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18217457 | Airway Assist Device | June 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210590 | SINGLE PORTAL, SURGICAL APPARATUS | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18314237 | RESTRICTED USAGE FEATURES FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18309183 | USER-ATTACHABLE/DETACHABLE IMAGING CATHETER | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18138010 | CATHETER WITH TAPERED COMPLIANT BALLOON AND TAPERED STENT | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303542 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESHAPING HEART | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061241 | SUTURE DELIVERY SYSTEM | December 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18071941 | BRAIDED STENT WITH EXPANSION RING AND METHOD OF DELIVERY | November 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920531 | SUTURE ANCHOR INSERTION ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17961545 | PARALLEL KINEMATIC MECHANISMS WITH DECOUPLED ROTATIONAL MOTIONS | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956106 | SAFETY SHIELDS FOR ELONGATED INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884504 | ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17878560 | MAGNETIC LANCET DEVICE | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17874581 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DISTALLY POSITIONED JAW ASSEMBLIES | July 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17847688 | STRUT FLOW DIVERTER FOR CEREBRAL ANEURYSMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING STRUT ENTANGLEMENT | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17838249 | CARTRIDGE AND INJECTOR WITH THE CARTRIDGE | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749882 | ATHERECTOMY CATHETER | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17680545 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR GRAFT HARVESTING | February 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17582543 | SURGICAL SLICING SHEARS | January 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17580290 | HELICAL ULTRA LOW FORESHORTENING STENT | January 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17567138 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SUTURING | January 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17558809 | Devices and Methods for Advancing Knots | December 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17645442 | REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17454424 | ARTICULATING RETRIEVAL DEVICES | November 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17513933 | ARTICULATED TOOL POSITIONER FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEM | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17452956 | SURGICAL DEVICE FOR COMPLEX SUTURING FIBROUS TISSUES | October 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17606818 | SURGICAL TOOL | October 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17506712 | FLEXIBLE MEDICAL SCISSORS | October 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17603950 | TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE | October 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17494051 | SURGICAL CLAMP AND CLAMP JAW | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17488064 | TISSUE RESECTING INSTRUMENT INCLUDING AN OUTFLOW CONTROL SEAL | September 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17487060 | CATHETER WITH ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED EXPANDABLE MOUTH | September 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17484830 | Airway Assist Device | September 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17478227 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOLUMINAL VALVE CREATION | September 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17474309 | SPECIMEN RETRIEVAL DEVICE | September 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17464809 | GRIP ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY FOR ENT INSTRUMENT | September 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17411182 | IRRIGATION DEVICES IN DEBRIDEMENT SYSTEMS | August 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17409786 | System and Method for Urinary Blockage Removal | August 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17393120 | INTRACRANIAL STENT FOR INSERTION INTO THE CEREBRAL VENOUS SINUS SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | August 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 43 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17365515 | Knotless Filament Anchor For Soft Tissue Repair | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17357993 | UTERINE FIBROID TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE | June 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17347132 | SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | June 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17322631 | CATHETER WITH TAPERED COMPLIANT BALLOON AND TAPERED STENT | May 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17315729 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPTAL PUNCH | May 2021 | August 2021 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17246769 | DISPOSABLE COVER FOR A MECHANICAL RESECTION DEVICE | May 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17236372 | METHOD OF USING SURGICAL DEVICE TO DEPLOY IMPLANTS | April 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17276033 | CUTTING TOOL FOR THE HORIZONTAL INCISION OF A TENDON | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17193193 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING A SELF-EXPANDING STENT TO THE VENOUS SINUSES | March 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17192329 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPTAL PUNCH | March 2021 | August 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17174564 | LAMINATE MEMBRANE, AN IMPLANT COMPROMISING THE LAMINATE MEMBRANE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | February 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17251545 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR FOLLICULAR UNIT EXTRACTION | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17118025 | CHECK VALVE WITH DOCKING STATION FOR GASTROINTESTINAL BALLOON | December 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17113996 | TRAY FOR A SOFT TISSUE CUTTING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE | December 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17112272 | ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR CUTTING AND COAGULATING | December 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17100311 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH CONTROL MECHANISMS | November 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16953503 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BODY TISSUE SPHINCTERS AND THE LIKE | November 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16952242 | TISSUE REMOVAL HANDPIECE WITH INTEGRATED SUCTION | November 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17054883 | ANIMAL TAG | November 2020 | January 2022 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17094633 | Specimen Retrieval System for Use in Endoscopic Surgery | November 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17088251 | CATHETER-BASED SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL OF A LEADLESS PACEMAKER | November 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17083127 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING TRICUSPID REGURGITATION | October 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17077146 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND ELONGATED WAVEGUIDE SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT | October 2020 | May 2025 | Allow | 55 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17077098 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A MULTIPLANAR ARTICULATION JOINT | October 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17077373 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A CARRIER KART AND VARIOUS COMMUNICATION CABLE ARRANGEMENTS | October 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17076013 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING BARBS ON A SUTURE | October 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17074347 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE | October 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17071889 | Left Atrial Appendage Clipping Device and Methods for Clipping the LAA | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17068521 | PLIANT MEMBERS FOR RECEIVING AND AIDING IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF VASCULAR PROSTHESES | October 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17060874 | STENT HAVING HIGH EXPANSION RATIO | October 2020 | October 2024 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17039199 | RECIPROCATING DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A CUTTING DEVICE | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17034036 | VASCULAR PUNCH | September 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16982701 | AORTIC FILTER AND FLOW DIVERTER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF | September 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17020797 | MESH CAP FOR AMELIORATING OUTPOUCHINGS | September 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 57 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17019160 | PALATAL GINGIVAL GRAFT HARVESTING DEVICE | September 2020 | September 2021 | Abandon | 12 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17010026 | DETACHABLE HANDHELD TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE | September 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17001597 | System and Method for Reshaping Heart | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17000606 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR REMOVING AN IMPLANTED OBJECT USING LASER CUT HYPOTUBES | August 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 53 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16997132 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVE LOADING AND IMPLANTATION | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16993110 | PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTRAGASTRIC DEVICE | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16992804 | DEVICE FOR VESSEL HARVESTING | August 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16987562 | LAPROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT DEPTH STOP | August 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16930239 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BLADE EXPOSURES | July 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16960599 | STERILE INTERFACE MODULE FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL ASSEMBLIES | July 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16908800 | PATULOUS EUSTACHIAN TUBE STENT | June 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16903865 | RETRACTABLE CANNULA ASSEMBLY | June 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16901144 | CRUSHED PIERCING NEEDLES WITH INSTALLED-BACK-PIN | June 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16895941 | Airway Assist Device | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16875058 | MANUALLY-ACTUATED TISSUE RESECTING INSTRUMENTS | May 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15931977 | DYNAMIC BIOMETRIC MESH | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16861837 | VASCULAR COUPLING DEVICE | April 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16860627 | SURGICAL DEVICE WITH INCORPORATED TISSUE EXTRACTION | April 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16858015 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPTAL PUNCH | April 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16855787 | SUCTION NEEDLE TRAP AND SURGICAL DRAPE | April 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LONG, SARAH A.
With a 16.7% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 20.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner LONG, SARAH A works in Art Unit 3771 and has examined 360 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner LONG, SARAH A's allowance rate of 76.9% places them in the 36% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LONG, SARAH A receive 2.68 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 90% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LONG, SARAH A is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LONG, SARAH A. This interview benefit is in the 75% 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, 21.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 31.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 114.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% 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, 56.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 53% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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