Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18933970 | HIP REPLACEMENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18813861 | MAXILLA HOLDER AND INSTALLATION THEREOF | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18801048 | Neuromonitoring Surgical Device for Bone and Tissue Removal | August 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18770306 | METHODS FOR FORMING A TUNNEL IN BONE | July 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18662478 | SYSTEM PROVIDING IMPROVED VISIBILITY FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY SYSTEMS | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18630536 | ROTARY OSCILLATING AND RECIPROCATING SURGICAL TOOL | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440181 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL SPACER | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18429933 | HIP REPLACEMENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18418205 | INSTRUMENT AND METHOD TO DETERMINE AN INVERTEBRAL LOAD | January 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18411381 | EXPANDABLE LAMINOPLASTY DEVICE | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18393819 | ROTARY OSCILLATING SURGICAL TOOL | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18532569 | PLATE AND CAGE SYSTEM | December 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18528575 | SOFT TISSUE BALANCING IN ROBOTIC KNEE SURGERY | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511157 | Systems And Methods For Off-Axis Treatment Of A Vertebral Body | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18500633 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION AND METHODS FOR ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY | November 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18496089 | MACHINE LEARNING BASED JOINT EVALUATION METHOD | October 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492213 | Directional Kyphoplasty Device and Method of Using Such a Device | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490422 | RANGE OF MOTION EVALUATION IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482218 | METHODS OF TREATING SACRAL INSUFFICIENCY FRACTURES AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING SAME | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18455858 | SURGICAL SCREW SYSTEM | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18237722 | KYPHOPLASTY SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18347047 | Surgical Kit for Tibial Resection and Replacement | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18336460 | BONE GRAFT MATERIAL LOADING ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332642 | METHODS FOR SECURING RODS IN SPINAL STABILIZATION IMPLANT ASSEMBLIES WITH INTERCHANGEABLE THREADED CLOSURES | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 11 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322587 | Intervertebral Implant | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18198612 | Joint Resection Guide | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18197187 | Robotic System For Ankle Arthroplasty | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139516 | METHODS OF DESIGNING A SURGICAL DEVICE | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18138649 | MODULAR BONE PLATE AND MEMBER OF SUCH A MODULAR BONE PLATE | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18305420 | PATELLA BONE PLATE AND METHODS OF FIXATION | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303126 | VERTEBRAL IMPLANTS AND ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLIES | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18302028 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC TEMPLATE FOR TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18299996 | HIP REPLACEMENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18119229 | INTRAOPERATIVE IMPLANT AUGMENTATION | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112208 | REMOVABLE INCLINATION GUIDE FOR AN IMPLANT INSERTION TOOL AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL METHOD | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18166273 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DEVELOPING PATIENT-SPECIFIC MEDICAL TREATMENTS, OPERATIONS, AND PROCEDURES | February 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18095064 | VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18062605 | POLYAXIAL BONE FIXATION ELEMENT | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17991484 | DRILL GUIDE FOR ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18049665 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049295 | ARTICULATING AND EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSIONS DEVICES | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17970481 | BONE GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SAME | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17952568 | LOAD SHARING BONE PLATE | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17948424 | AUTOGRAFTING TOOL WITH ENHANCED FLUTE PROFILE AND METHODS OF USE | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17931575 | INTERFIXATED VERTEBRAL BODY REPLACEMENT AND INSERTION METHODS | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17930575 | MEASURING EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH HIP PROSTHESIS SURGERY | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17899345 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BIOPSY AND ASPIRATION OF BONE MARROW | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17899070 | RETENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17822360 | FENESTRATED IMPLANT | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889947 | DISTAL RADIUS PLATING SYSTEM | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884463 | TWO POINT CONTACT FLANGE FOR INSTRUMENT SEALS | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17851931 | MACHINE LEARNING BASED JOINT EVALUATION METHOD | June 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17841168 | ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17837678 | ROTARY OSCILLATING AND RECIPROCATING SURGICAL TOOL | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824110 | EXPANDABLE LAMINOPLASTY DEVICE | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17748730 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17744510 | METHODS OF TREATING SACRAL INSUFFICIENCY FRACTURES AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING SAME | May 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17740439 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING, PERFORMING, AND ASSESSING SPINAL CORRECTION DURING SURGERY | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17723974 | System Including An Intravertebral Implant And A Pedicle Fixation For Treating A Vertebral Body | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17720541 | SURGICAL METHOD AND INSTRUMENTATION ASSEMBLY FOR POSITIONING AN ANKLE PROSTHESIS | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17718933 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING, PERFORMING, AND ASSESSING SPINAL CORRECTION DURING SURGERY | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17658703 | STANDALONE INTERBODY IMPLANTS | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17706914 | IMPLANT HAVING ENHANCED INITIAL FIXATION FORCE | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17702841 | ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE ASSEMBLY | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17655349 | INDEXED TRI-PLANAR OSTEOTOMY GUIDE AND METHOD | March 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696463 | SPINAL STABILIZATION IMPLANT ASSEMBLIES WITH INTERCHANGEABLE THREADED CLOSURES | March 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17693806 | LATERAL PLATE AND SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17690669 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17688017 | DRILL GUIDE ASSEMBLY | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17677098 | Orthopedic Screw and Porous Structures Thereof | February 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17674897 | ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE ASSEMBLY | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17650473 | FENESTRATED IMPLANT | February 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17649544 | FENESTRATED IMPLANT | January 2022 | May 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17588992 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINAL SURGERY WITH A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM USING A PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUE | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17589728 | MULTI-PIECE IMPLANTABLE JOINT PROSTHESIS | January 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17579539 | LOAD SHARING BONE PLATE | January 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17578571 | ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE ASSEMBLY | January 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17578736 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF ACETABULAR CUP WITH MINIMAL BONE LOSS | January 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17576704 | SPARSE CONTACT FEMORAL JIG MECHANISM | January 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17567088 | SKIN FOUNDATION ACCESS PORTAL | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17563470 | STABILIZED INTERVERTEBRAL SPACER | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17560745 | INTRADISCAL FIXATION SYSTEMS | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17547332 | Access Device | December 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17532832 | SURGICAL SYSTEM | November 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17526167 | Dynamic Locking Device | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17526926 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SEMI-RIGID BONE FIXATION | November 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17520769 | TRANSCORPOREAL SPINAL DECOMPRESSION AND REPAIR SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17515662 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE REDUCER DEVICE, RELATED SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17603148 | Systems And Methods For Off-Axis Augmentation Of A Vertebral Body | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17499204 | SYSTEMS FOR AUGMENTING OF A VERTEBRAL BODY BY PROVIDING FOR RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF A DEFORMABLE CONDUIT | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17496134 | IMPLANT GUIDE SYSTEM FOR HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17494935 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17477591 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCKING A DRILL GUIDE IN A POLYAXIAL HOLE | September 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17472766 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING BODY PART IMAGES | September 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17471901 | PLATE AND CAGE SYSTEM | September 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17466479 | Temporary Antimicrobial Cement Spacer, Assembly, Kit, And Method Of Manufacture | September 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17462111 | METHODS OF SELECTING SURGICAL IMPLANTS AND RELATED DEVICES | August 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17461151 | SURGICAL IMAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459080 | System and Method for Total Hip Arthroplasty | August 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459754 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RAMANA, ANURADHA.
With a 30.4% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage 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, 19.7% 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 RAMANA, ANURADHA works in Art Unit 3775 and has examined 1,177 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.
Examiner RAMANA, ANURADHA's allowance rate of 81.6% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RAMANA, ANURADHA receive 2.27 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 77% 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 RAMANA, ANURADHA is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 15% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RAMANA, ANURADHA. 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, 27.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 39% 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 52.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 74% 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, 75.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 59% 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 67.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.8% 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, 41.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 41% 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 8.1% of allowed cases (in the 94% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 3.7% 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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