Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19236202 | HANDLE ADAPTER AND KIT FOR LIMB DIFFERENCES | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 8 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19081516 | POWERED PROSTHESIS WITH TORQUE-SENSITIVE ACTUATION | March 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18898320 | UNIFIED CONTROLLER FOR A POWERED KNEE PROSTHESIS | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18747781 | BI-DIRECTIONAL ADJUSTABLE PROSTHETIC LIMB CONNECTION WITH LINEAR ADJUSTABILITY | June 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18680773 | INTRAVASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18678754 | VENTILATED PROSTHETIC SOCKET AND KIT FOR MAKING THE SAME | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18652362 | PROSTHETIC/ORTHOSIS SPRING LAYER(S) WITH COMPOSITE RIVET(S) | May 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18413606 | SELF-ADJUSTING SOCKET FOR LOWER LIMB PROSTHESIS | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18407968 | Vacuum Pump Systems For Prosthetic Limbs And Methods Of Using The Same | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18503372 | ADJUSTABLE PROSTHETIC LIMB SYSTEM | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18385169 | Prosthesis Simulator Devices and Methods | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18381813 | INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR COMPLETE PLANTAR PLATE REPAIRS | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487745 | A PROSTHETIC INTERFACE SYSTEM USING COMPLIANT MEMBERS | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 18312496 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD WITH AN ADAPTIVE LEAFLET | May 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18138813 | PROSTHETIC WITH INTERCHANGEABLE LINER PADS | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18137359 | METHOD FOR ADAPTING THE HEEL HEIGHT OF A PROSTHETIC FOOT | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18194770 | INTERCHANGEABLE DISTAL END FOR A PROSTHETIC SOCKET SYSTEM | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18128647 | Sensing Strategies For Health Assessment Of Osseointegrated Prostheses | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18185011 | UNIBODY ENDOSKELETAL TRANSTIBIAL PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND DIGITAL FABRICATION WORKFLOW | March 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18112022 | Prosthetic Coupling Device Apparatus and Method | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18171341 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING PHOTIC PHENOMENON FROM AN INTRAOCULAR LENS AND USING REFRACTIVE INDEX WRITING | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18095715 | ADJUSTABLE CUP FOR PROSTHESES | January 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974973 | TOTAL KNEE JOINT PROSTHESIS FOR REVISION AFTER A UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | October 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17946698 | Length Adjustable Robotic Limb with Multiple Degrees of Freedom | September 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17807191 | SEPARATED PROSTHETIC FOOT WITH TRANSVERSE ARCH | June 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17664783 | WRIST DEVICE FOR A PROSTHETIC LIMB | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17751028 | ADAPTIVE ARM SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE | May 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17748581 | Cooling System and Method For A Prosthetic Socket | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17663751 | HYDRAULIC PROSTHETIC ANKLE | May 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 46 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17732750 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL POROUS STRUCTURES FOR BONE INGROWTH AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING | April 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17731563 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BIOMECHANICALLY SUITABLE RUNNING GAIT IN POWERED LOWER LIMB DEVICES | April 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17718030 | PROTECTIVE PROSTHETIC SLEEVE | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17700361 | 3D PRINTED PROSTHETIC LINERS AND SOCKETS | March 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17753735 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A PROSTHETIC OR ORTHOTIC DEVICE | March 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17753405 | SOLE OF ATHLETIC PROSTHETIC LEG | March 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17638493 | GROUND CONTACT SENSOR ARRAY FOR LOWER-LIMB PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC DEVICES | February 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17676982 | ANTI-MICROBIAL IRRADIATION FOR PERCUTANEOUS OSSEOINTEGRATED PROSTHESES (POPs) | February 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17677194 | PROSTHETIC FOOT WITH ENHANCED STABILITY AND ELASTIC ENERGY RETURN | February 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17670199 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ARTIFICIAL TENDON-DRIVEN PROSTHESIS | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17575155 | VARIABLE THICKNESS DYNAMIC MEMBRANE FOR ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSES | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17571174 | ADJUSTABLE PROSTHETIC LIMB SYSTEM | January 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17560257 | ASSIST DEVICE | December 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17557538 | PROSTHETIC KNEE JOINT | December 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17547500 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES FOR PROTECTIVE DEVICES, PROSTHETICS, AND ORTHOTICS | December 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 50 | 7 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17534889 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROSTHETIC WRIST ROTATION | November 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17534326 | PROSTHETIC FOOT WITH LAYERS OF FIBROUS MATERIAL | November 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17521005 | CANNULATED SUTURE AND/OR GRAFT ANCHOR | November 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17519969 | VENTILATED PROSTHETIC SOCKET AND KIT FOR MAKING THE SAME | November 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17606629 | WEARABLE ASSISTIVE DEVICE | October 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17507527 | Prosthetic Foot/Ankle System with Automatic Alignment | October 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17499287 | STAIR DESCENT CONTROL FOR POWERED LOWER LIMB DEVICES | October 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17602382 | HIGH DENSITY DISTANCE SENSOR ARRAY ALTERNATIVE TO SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY FOR THE CONTROL OF POWERED UPPER LIMB PROSTHESES | October 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17495955 | Heat Treating to Improve Synthetic Leaflet Motion and Coaptation | October 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17599417 | SYNTHETIC RESIN STENT AND STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM | September 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 51 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17449155 | A FLEXIBLE MULTI USE POST OPERATIVE PROSTHETIC SOCKET SYSTEM | September 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17598870 | JOINT DEVICE | September 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17486291 | OSSEOINTEGRATION SYSTEM | September 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17442034 | MEDICAL TUBULAR BODY DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | September 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17474127 | Ankle-Foot Prosthesis for Automatic Adaptation to Sloped Walking Surfaces | September 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17469730 | Prosthesis Simulator Devices and Methods | September 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17462508 | INTERCHANGEABLE DISTAL END FOR A PROSTHETIC SOCKET SYSTEM | August 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17410123 | TRANSCATHETER ATRIAL ANCHORS AND METHODS OF IMPLANTATION | August 2021 | November 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17410121 | METHOD OF FITTING A PROSTHETIC INTERFACE SYSTEM USING COMPLIANT MEMBERS | August 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17409659 | ORTHOTIC OR PROSTHETIC JOINT DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME | August 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17399946 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A Y-SHAPED BRANCH POINT FLOW DIVERSION DEVICE AND METHODS OF DEPLOYING A Y-SHAPED BRANCH POINT FLOW DIVERSION SYSTEM | August 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17386955 | MOTION-MODE AND THUMB-POSITION-BASED MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MYOELECTRIC HAND | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17443334 | ASSIST DEVICE | July 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17379552 | Prosthetic Devices Having Electronic Display And Methods Of Fabrication Thereof | July 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17422158 | MODULAR ADJUSTABLE PROSTHETIC VOLUME COMPENSATION SYSTEM | July 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17364256 | THERMALLY RESPONSIVE SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER ACTUATOR, PROSTHESIS INCORPORATING SAME, AND FABRICATION METHOD | June 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17362153 | MOTION ASSISTING DEVICE | June 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17418860 | STENT GRAFT AND USE METHOD THEREFOR | June 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17356955 | TRANSVALVULAR INTRAANULAR BAND AND CHORDAE CUTTING FOR ISCHEMIC AND DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY | June 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 53 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17347202 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE STANDING-PHASE DAMPING OF AN ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT | June 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17346268 | PROSTHETIC HOOK ADAPTER FOR SPORTING EQUIPMENT | June 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17298728 | Textile Actuator and Harness System | June 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17331956 | FIT AND SUSPENSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MOBILE ROBOT | May 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17246415 | PROSTHETIC JOINT WITH A MECHANICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM TO POSITION AND RATE OF CHANGE | April 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17245878 | Silicone prosthesis provided with elements for attachment and use thereof | April 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17237667 | Modular Patella Trials | April 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17227205 | PROSTHETIC VALVED CONDUITS WITH MECHANICALLY COUPLED LEAFLETS | April 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17211728 | Methods and Apparatus for Improved Interface Between the Human Body and Prosthetic or Similar Devices | March 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 23 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17277866 | A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR IMPROVING FUNCTION OF A HEART VALVE | March 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 55 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17199920 | IMPLANTS FOR BONE AND CARTILAGE REPAIR | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17275477 | Tendon Repair Implant and Surgical Instruments for Tendon Repair | March 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 57 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17189949 | TEMPERATURE REGULATION OF PROSTHETIC LIMBS | March 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17271421 | Tendon Interference Anchor | February 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17270148 | ANTI-MICROBIAL IRRADIATION FOR PERCUTANEOUS OSSEOINTEGRATED PROSTHESES (POPs) | February 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17167385 | ADJUSTABLE SOCKET SYSTEM | February 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17161967 | INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR COMPLETE PLANTAR PLATE REPAIRS | January 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17262201 | SOLE OF ATHLETIC PROSTHETIC LEG | January 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17259544 | PYRAMIDAL PROSTHETIC FOOT | January 2021 | December 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17143792 | Osteosynthesis Device | January 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 51 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17141920 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NONINVASIVE IDENTIFICATION OF COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL GOALS | January 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17122507 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GRASP ASSIST SYSTEM | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17106478 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PROSTHETIC DEVICES BY GESTURES AND OTHER MODALITIES | November 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17058802 | THIGH PROSTHETIC COMPONENT | November 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17057270 | TRAINING DEVICE FOR STIMULATING NERVE CELL ENDS IN A TRAINING MANNER, AND A CORRESPONDING PROSTHESIS | November 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17057511 | A HOLDER FOR HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS, A STORAGE ARRANGEMENT FOR A HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS, AND A CRIMPING KIT AND METHOD | November 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17099737 | GLENOSPHERE WITH FLANGE FOR AUGMENTED FIXATION AND RELATED METHODS | November 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BAHENA, CHRISTIE L..
With a 22.2% 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, 25.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ 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 BAHENA, CHRISTIE L. works in Art Unit 3774 and has examined 266 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 69.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.
Examiner BAHENA, CHRISTIE L.'s allowance rate of 69.9% places them in the 32% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BAHENA, CHRISTIE L. receive 2.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% 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 BAHENA, CHRISTIE L. is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +26.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BAHENA, CHRISTIE L.. This interview benefit is in the 74% 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, 21.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 26% 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 34.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 51% 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, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 59.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 38.5% 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, 59.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 63% 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 46% 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 3.2% of allowed cases (in the 75% 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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