Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19189888 | METHODS FOR FORMING A TUNNEL IN BONE | April 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19023451 | LAPAROSCOPIC WORKSPACE DEVICE | January 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18933970 | HIP REPLACEMENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18815932 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOTAL ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY | August 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 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 |
| 18782076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METATARSAL PHALANGEAL JOINT FUSION | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18774640 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND EXPANSION DEVICE | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18770306 | METHODS FOR FORMING A TUNNEL IN BONE | July 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18749992 | STABILIZED INTERVERTEBRAL SPACER | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18735403 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF ACETABULAR CUP WITH MINIMAL BONE LOSS | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662478 | SYSTEM PROVIDING IMPROVED VISIBILITY FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY SYSTEMS | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18638116 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE REDUCER DEVICE, RELATED SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18630536 | ROTARY OSCILLATING AND RECIPROCATING SURGICAL TOOL | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18623020 | Implant with Improved Flow Characteristics | March 2024 | August 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18613961 | SYNCHRONIZED ROBOTIC BONE MILLING | March 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 20 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18586303 | BONE GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM, COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF USE OF SAME | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440181 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL SPACER | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18435912 | ORTHOPEDIC RASP AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUE FOR PREPARING AN INTERCUNEIFORM JOINT FOR FUSION | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18429933 | HIP REPLACEMENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18424725 | TOOL FOR PLACEMENT OF AN ACETABULAR CUP | January 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18418205 | INSTRUMENT AND METHOD TO DETERMINE AN INVERTEBRAL LOAD | January 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18579359 | POSITIONING DEVICE FOR IMPLANTATION OF PROSTHESIS IN A LONG BONE, IN PARTICULAR FOR IMPLANTATION OF HUMERAL PROSTHESIS | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411381 | EXPANDABLE LAMINOPLASTY DEVICE | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18576035 | IMPLANT EXTRACTOR | January 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18393819 | ROTARY OSCILLATING SURGICAL TOOL | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18545581 | SHEATH FOR SEALED ACCESS TO A VESSEL | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18544623 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE STERNAL FRACTURE REPAIR | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18544406 | PIVOTABLE BONE CUTTING GUIDE USEFUL FOR BONE REALIGNMENT AND COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 18515901 | Systems For Off-Axis Treatment of a Vertebral Body | November 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18514151 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18513155 | SYSTEM AND METHOD USING AUGMENTED REALITY WITH SHAPE ALIGNMENT FOR MEDICAL DEVICE PLACEMENT | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 18556751 | TOOL FOR ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING IMPLANT COMPONENTS | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18490422 | RANGE OF MOTION EVALUATION IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488182 | METHODS OF SELECTING SURGICAL IMPLANTS AND RELATED DEVICES | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18379054 | PEDICLE SCREW DISTRACTOR AND REDUCTION INSTRUMENT | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483140 | UNIVERSAL BROACH SYSTEM FOR HUMERAL IMPLANTS | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18482218 | METHODS OF TREATING SACRAL INSUFFICIENCY FRACTURES AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING SAME | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242056 | PLATE INSERTER TOOL | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18241937 | Devices and Methods for Use During Knee Replacement Surgery | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18459039 | Arcuate Orthopedic Distractor Devices, Systems, and Methods for Treating Mid-Foot Disorders | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 18446215 | RECEIVING PART FOR RECEIVING A ROD FOR COUPLING THE ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT AND A BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SUCH A RECEIVING PART | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18226011 | Intramedullary Prosthesis Removal Systems and Methods Thereof | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18347047 | Surgical Kit for Tibial Resection and Replacement | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212027 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PATIENT-SPECIFIC IMPLANTS AND/OR INSTRUMENTATION FOR OSTEOTOMIES | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 18265093 | BONE CEMENT PRESSURISER | June 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322747 | SMALL BONE INTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 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 |
| 18096903 | SURGICAL SYSTEM | January 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 4 | 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 |
| 18057996 | BONE LANDMARKS EXTRACTION BY BONE SURFACE PALPATION USING BALL TIP STYLUS FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY NAVIGATION | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17991484 | DRILL GUIDE FOR ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17923516 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SIZE OF CUP FOR HIP ARTHROPLASTY | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 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 |
| 17907256 | INTRAVERTEBRAL DISTRACTION REDUCER | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17933984 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINT FUSION | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 17821918 | POWERED SURGICAL TOOL WITH TRANSMISSION | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891517 | SURGICAL UPPER COMPUTER FOR TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, AND TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEM | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17889947 | DISTAL RADIUS PLATING SYSTEM | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888818 | GLOBAL BALANCE USING DYNAMIC MOTION ANALYSIS | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884463 | TWO POINT CONTACT FLANGE FOR INSTRUMENT SEALS | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791405 | OPERATION METHOD FOR BONE TISSUE AND OPERATION SYSTEM FOR BONE TISSUE | July 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 17783853 | DISTRACTION DEVICE WITH REFLECTOR | June 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 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 |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RAMANA, ANURADHA.
With a 28.0% 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, 18.8% 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 1,161 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.
Examiner RAMANA, ANURADHA's allowance rate of 80.0% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RAMANA, ANURADHA receive 2.35 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 67% 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 RAMANA, ANURADHA is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 28% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +26.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RAMANA, ANURADHA. This interview benefit is in the 73% 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, 27.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% 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 51.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 77.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 61% 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 67.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 42.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 33% 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 9.6% of allowed cases (in the 93% 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 76% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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