Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18949280 | SYSTEM, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS IN BODY LUMENS | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18949255 | SYSTEM, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS IN BODY LUMENS | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18740004 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REMOVE BLOOD CLOTS | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18662205 | DUAL BONE FORCEPS | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18596868 | SYSTEM, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS IN BODY LUMENS | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18522930 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMAGE BLOOD CLOTS | November 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18466198 | ADJUSTABLE LENGTH TELESCOPING DILATOR | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18208554 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TREATING A BIFURCATION WITH A FULLY CRIMPED STENT | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18135068 | Torque Device Apparatus and Method of Use | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18119967 | Dual Bone Forceps | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18167953 | QUICK-RELEASE END EFFECTORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18103169 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM A PATIENT | January 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18102127 | THROMBECTOMY AND ASPIRATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | January 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17994150 | EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18045056 | CLOT AND FOREIGN BODY RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE | October 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889987 | LOW FRICTION CANNULA SEALS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17816703 | USER INTERFACE FOR A SYSTEM USED TO DETERMINE TISSUE OR ARTIFACT CHARACTERISTICS | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17841895 | METHOD OF SUTURING A TROCAR PATH INCISION | June 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17744683 | TISSUE ANCHORING DEVICE | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17708864 | OCCLUSIVE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH FIXATION MEMBERS | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17509902 | LAPAROSCOPIC PORT SITE CLOSURE TOOL | October 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17449535 | MULTIPLE OPEN/CLOSE OF RELOADABLE CLIP | September 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17488628 | ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE REPLACEMENT | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17488623 | ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE REPLACEMENT | September 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17442436 | BALLOON CATHETER | September 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17397276 | EXTRAVASCULAR IMPLANT TOOLS UTILIZING A BORE-IN MECHANISM AND IMPLANT TECHNIQUES USING SUCH TOOLS | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17395925 | Suture For Connecting A Human Or Animal Tissue, Soft Anchor And Method For Attaching A Tissue To A Bone | August 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17379566 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REMOVE BLOOD CLOTS | July 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17356410 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICES FOR REDUCING PULSATILE PRESSURE WITHIN A BLOOD VESSEL | June 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17344072 | APPLICATOR, MEDICAL APPARATUS, AND OPERATION METHOD OF MEDICAL APPARATUS | June 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17344570 | VARIABLE RATE PROSTHESIS DELIVERY SYSTEM PROVIDING PROSTHESIS ALTERATIONS | June 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17303869 | IMPLANT DETACHMENT WITH THERMAL ACTIVATION | June 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17302749 | MULTIPLE OPEN/CLOSE OF RELOADABLE CLIP | May 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17306082 | INTEGRATED STENT REPOSITIONING AND RETRIEVAL LOOP | May 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17306083 | DEVICE FOR IMPLANTING A PROSTHESIS FOR A HEART VALVE AND ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE | May 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17225354 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TREATING A BIFURCATION WITH A FULLY CRIMPED STENT | April 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17216164 | SUTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | March 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17279210 | CAROTID STENT INCORPORATING ARCH FULCRUM CATHETERS AND FLOW REVERSAL | March 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17206414 | Form Stable Expandable Stent | March 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17207076 | TRANSCATHETER DELIVERABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES AND METHODS OF DELIVERY | March 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17205912 | BALLOON CATHETER INFLATION APPARATUS AND METHODS | March 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17249010 | MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | February 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17176377 | Steerable Endovascular Catheter | February 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17167983 | TRANSCATHETER DELIVERABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES AND METHODS OF DELIVERY | February 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17263776 | ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE REPLACEMENT | January 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17257855 | A transapical anatomical stent to repair ascending aorta and hemi arch | January 2021 | September 2022 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17100244 | VASCULAR IMPLANT | November 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17090167 | STABILIZER FOR A MEDICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM | November 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17048975 | DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING IMPLANTS | October 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17074134 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORATING AND ASPIRATING INNER EAR | October 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17066443 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING A HEART VALVE | October 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17029462 | METHODS OF IMPLANTATION OF TRANSCATHETER ATRIAL SEALING SKIRT, ANCHOR, AND TETHER | September 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16982506 | RAPID AND PRECISE TOOL EXCHANGE MECHANISM FOR INTRAOCULAR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS | September 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 54 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16979849 | Thrombectomy Device | September 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17014496 | DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | September 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16923085 | INVAGINATOR FOR GASTROESOPHAGEAL FLAP VALVE RESTORATION DEVICE | July 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16897208 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DELIVERY APPARATUS | June 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16847296 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IMPLANTATION FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES | April 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16838011 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A PROXIMALLY-FLARING STENT | April 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16829998 | SURGICAL TOOL | March 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 55 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16828312 | VESSEL ACCESS CATHETER | March 2020 | October 2024 | Abandon | 54 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16817935 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR TREATING TISSUE | March 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16808738 | CONDUCTIVE AND DEGRADABLE IMPLANT FOR PELVIC TISSUE TREATMENT | March 2020 | February 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16803148 | POLYPECTOMY SNARE DEVICES | February 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16792071 | CONTROLLED STEERING FUNCTIONALITY FOR IMPLANT-DELIVERY TOOL | February 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16790268 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM A PATIENT | February 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16784614 | METHODS FOR ANCHORING A HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IN A TRANSCATHETER VALVE IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE | February 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16637046 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REMOVE BLOOD CLOTS | February 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16783803 | Apparatus and methods for Loading Suture | February 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16752871 | SELF-LOCKING SUTURE CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF TISSUE FIXATION | January 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 58 | 8 | 0 | No | No |
| 16730824 | DIRECTION REVERSING VASCULAR TREATMENT DEVICE | December 2019 | April 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16722880 | INVERTING THROMBECTOMY APPARATUSES AND METHODS | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16718724 | TISSUE TENSIONING DEVICE FOR CARDIAC VALVE REPAIR | December 2019 | March 2024 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16714547 | IMPLANTATION OF REPAIR CHORDS IN THE HEART | December 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16707615 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY | December 2019 | March 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16701692 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING AND USING A CONNECTOR IN A TISSUE WALL | December 2019 | April 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16696432 | INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTER RETRIEVAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF RETRIEVING SAME | November 2019 | November 2023 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16693159 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GLAUCOMA TREATMENT | November 2019 | February 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16656916 | RETRIEVAL CATHETER | October 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16605817 | Release Device for Medical Tissue Clips | October 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16600096 | Trans-radial access endovascular catheter | October 2019 | September 2022 | Abandon | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16595139 | SURGICAL HAND-PIECE WITH A BOTTOM FLUID TUBE CONVERTIBLE FROM IRRIGATION TO ASPIRATION | October 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16593224 | SURGICAL TOOL ARRANGEMENT AND SURGICAL CUTTING ACCESSORY FOR USE THEREWITH | October 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16584722 | Vessel Occluder | September 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16575302 | Carotid Stent Incorporating Arch Fulcrum Catheters and Flow Reversal | September 2019 | February 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16574305 | INTRAGASTRIC DEVICE FOR TREATING OBESITY | September 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16550059 | NOZZLE ASSEMBLIES FOR LIQUID JET SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR EMPLOYING THE NOZZLE ASSEMBLIES | August 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16533514 | Thermal Detachment System For Implantable Devices | August 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16528267 | Aortic Graft Assembly | July 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16522164 | Device for implanting a prosthesis for a heart valve and assembly procedure | July 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16504793 | Quick-Release End Effectors and Related Systems and Methods | July 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16443820 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM A PATIENT | June 2019 | December 2019 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16443862 | SIDE-DELIVERED TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT | June 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16469206 | BALLOON CATHETERS AND METHODS THEREOF | June 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16432187 | EXPANDABLE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING A NASAL OR SINUS CONDITION | June 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16428954 | EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE | May 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16417830 | TIP CLAMP ASSEMBLY AND CONTROLLED EXPANSION STENT GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM USING SAME | May 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16407158 | LOW FRICTION CANNULA SEALS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY | May 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16501592 | Method of use for an arm access arch fulcrum support catheter | May 2019 | April 2022 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16501577 | Arm access arch fulcrum support catheter | May 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RODJOM, KATHERINE MARIE.
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, 35.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner RODJOM, KATHERINE MARIE works in Art Unit 3771 and has examined 260 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.
Examiner RODJOM, KATHERINE MARIE's allowance rate of 73.8% 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 RODJOM, KATHERINE MARIE receive 2.20 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 75% 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 RODJOM, KATHERINE MARIE is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 18% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +28.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RODJOM, KATHERINE MARIE. This interview benefit is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 19% 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 25.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 26% 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, 85.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 42% 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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