Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18967753 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING A BODY PART DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18724131 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING OSTEOCHONDRAL RESTORATION | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18609380 | MEDICAL-SURGICAL DEVICE HAVING TOOL MOVEMENT DISTANCE DISPLAY FUNCTION | March 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18459264 | MEDICAL DRILL AND IMPLANT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | August 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18458322 | INTRA-ARTICULAR JOINT REPLACEMENT AND METHOD | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229414 | KYPHOPLASTY SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18225345 | Speculum | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18221941 | CANNULATED TREPHINE | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18219500 | FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION IMPLANT KIT | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18213606 | FLEXIBLE TRANSPORT AUGER | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18258160 | NAVIGATION AND POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY ROBOT | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18204939 | SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A MEDICAL OBJECT AT A DESIRED DEPTH AND METHOD FOR EMITTING A LIGHT DISTRIBUTION | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18323623 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SURGICAL GUIDANCE | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309174 | SECONDARY INSTRUMENT CONTROL IN A COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELEOPERATED SYSTEM | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18137106 | KYPHOPLASTY SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18134930 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING A KNEE PROSTHESIS | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18123848 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR POSTERIOR RESECTION IN ROBOTICALLY ASSISTED PARTIAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTIES | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18183503 | MEDICAL DRILL AND IMPLANT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | March 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18176148 | MAGNETIC JOINT IMPLANT | February 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18018765 | A VETERINARY SURGICAL GUIDE | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18092563 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085509 | METHOD FOR MONITORING OBJECT FLOW WITHIN A SURGICAL SPACE DURING A SURGERY | December 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18068444 | ARTHRODESIS SURGICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD | December 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18059648 | RETROGRADE DRILLING DEVICE | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989302 | MULTIAXIAL RECEIVERS WITH TETHER | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17975911 | INFLATABLE BONE TAMP AND METHOD FOR USE OF INFLATABLE BONE TAMP | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046996 | BONE STAPLE STORAGE, INSERTER, AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17938870 | DISTRACTORS HAVING ATTACHABLE PADDLES, IMPACTION DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR USE IN TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17937243 | SURGICAL SAW BLADE | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900608 | DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF SURGICAL IMPLANTS | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17899024 | ANNULAR CUTTING TOOLS FOR RESECTING A BONE GRAFT AND RELATED METHODS | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17816600 | TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT TRIAL AND PREPARATION SYSTEMS, GUIDES, INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED METHODS | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17844992 | VERTEBRAL BODY REPLACEMENT AND INSERTION METHODS | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839249 | SURGICAL ROBOT EVOLUTION AND HANDOFF | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17829155 | MULTIPURPOSE LASER POINTING-EQUIPMENT FOR MEDICAL USE | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17748607 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC SIMULATION DATA FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL PLANNING | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745296 | ANTERIOR ANKLE APPROACH SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17735854 | ACTIVE COMPRESSION BONE SCREW | May 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17722843 | ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTING A PROSTHETIC PATELLA COMPONENT AND METHOD OF USE | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17722068 | PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT DEVICE WITH COORDINATED LED DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR IMAGE CAPTURE | April 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17659413 | KNEE SIZING TOOL AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17692281 | ADJUSTABLE MICROFRACTURE HANDLE | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17685345 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION DETERMINATION USING MOVEMENT BETWEEN OPTICAL LABELS AND A 3D SPATIAL MAPPING CAMERA | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17684828 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING MARKING TOOLS AND CUT GUIDES | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17633754 | BONE CUTTING GUIDES | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17665676 | Bone Compression Screws And Related Systems And Methods | February 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17647980 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROMOTING SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION | January 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17627538 | SURGICAL REGISTRATION TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY | January 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17565692 | METHOD OF DESIGNING AND POSITIONING A MEDICAL IMPLANT AND AN IMPLANT COMPRISING A POSITIONING MARK | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17646308 | AUGMENTED GLENOID COMPONENTS AND DEVICES FOR IMPLANTING THE SAME | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17558679 | DISTAL TIBIAL PLATING SYSTEM | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17557137 | SCREW INSERTER INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17553915 | PREOPERATIVE PLANNING AND ASSOCIATED INTRAOPERATIVE REGISTRATION FOR A SURGICAL SYSTEM | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17552740 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ATTACHING OR REATTACHING SOFT TISSUE TO BONE | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17550884 | SURGICAL ROBOT EVOLUTION AND HANDOFF | December 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17547732 | DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF SURGICAL IMPLANTS | December 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17643592 | BONE STRUCTURAL DEVICE | December 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17540536 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CUTTING BONE DURING AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456269 | APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING AN ACETABULAR CUP | November 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17525351 | BALANCING DEVICE FOR ARTHROPLASTY AND METHODS FOR USE | November 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17524366 | SOFT TISSUE REPAIR SYSTEM | November 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17453006 | Versatile Tracking Arrays For A Navigation System And Methods Of Recovering Registration Using The Same | November 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17514181 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPINAL AND OTHER SURGERIES | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17504795 | ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY METHOD FOR ANKLE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17499332 | Systems and Methods for Anti-Microbial Effect for Bones | October 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17493384 | ORTHOPEDIC RETRACTOR | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17490470 | ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTING A PROSTHETIC PATELLA COMPONENT AND METHOD OF USE | September 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17486704 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION DETERMINATION USING MOVEMENT BETWEEN OPTICAL LABELS AND A 3D SPATIAL MAPPING CAMERA | September 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17438026 | SURGICAL TOOL HANDLE DEVICE | September 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17412689 | ACTIVE COMPRESSION BONE SCREW | August 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17397204 | SURGICAL DRILL WITH CURVED BURR ATTACHMENT AND METHOD | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17428466 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC SIMULATION DATA FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL PLANNING | August 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17386016 | Bone Cement Delivery Systems Including A Flow Diverter And Drool Accumulator | July 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17425567 | POSTERIOR SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | July 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17359294 | SYSTEM OF DESIGNING A GUIDE TOOL AND/OR SURGICAL KIT TOOLS AND/OR AN IMPLANT COMPRISING A POSITIONING MARK | June 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17348275 | ARTHROSCOPIC DEVICES AND METHODS | June 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17304058 | TRIAL INSERT ASSEMBLY | June 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17304064 | TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT SURGICAL METHOD | June 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17345402 | DISTRACTORS HAVING ATTACHABLE PADDLES, IMPACTION DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR USE IN TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT | June 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17345013 | MICROFRACTURE PICK SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL METHODS | June 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17345135 | TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT TRIAL AND PREPARATION SYSTEMS, GUIDES, INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED METHODS | June 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17341527 | OSTEOTOMY GUIDE | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17339708 | DRILLING TOOL, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | June 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17338202 | System And Method For Performing And Evaluating A Procedure | June 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17320045 | INTERSOMATIC CAGE | May 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17314464 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION DEVICES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION THEREOF | May 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17307574 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING BONE CUT GUIDE | May 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17242682 | Plate Selection User Interface and Design Tool with Database | April 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17240495 | Kinematic Alignment and Novel Femoral and Tibial Prosthetics | April 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17234967 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND METHODS OF USE FOR IMPLANTING A PROSTHESIS | April 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17230203 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR POSTERIOR RESECTION IN ROBOTICALLY ASSISTED PARTIAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTIES | April 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17224841 | END EFFECTOR FOR ROBOTIC SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY | April 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17224775 | ADJUSTABLE CLAVICLE HOOK PLATE MEASUREMENT GAUGE | April 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17222332 | FRACTURE PLATE | April 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17187946 | Patient-Specific Ankle Guide Systems and Methods | March 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17249386 | Bone Cutting Guide System for Osteochondral Transplantation | March 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17185494 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY | February 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17271189 | OCULAR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | February 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17177596 | SHOULDER PROSTHESIS COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLIES | February 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17160616 | VARIABLE DIAMETER REAMER | February 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner COLEY, ZADE JAMES.
With a 37.1% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success 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, 35.7% 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 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 COLEY, ZADE JAMES works in Art Unit 3775 and has examined 799 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner COLEY, ZADE JAMES's allowance rate of 71.7% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by COLEY, ZADE JAMES receive 2.13 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 72% 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 COLEY, ZADE JAMES is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 25% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +26.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COLEY, ZADE JAMES. This interview benefit is in the 77% 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, 23.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 22% 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 42.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 58% 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, 13.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 23% 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 45.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 13.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 44% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 66% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 47% 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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