Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18885436 | IMPLANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL REPAIR | September 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18825477 | INTEGRATED INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18795320 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTIONAL GUIDANCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A PARTIAL VERTEBRECTOMY WITHIN A CERVICAL SPINE | August 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18609389 | GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18444228 | INTRAMEDULLARY THREADED NAIL FOR RADIAL CORTICAL FIXATION | February 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18444177 | INTRAMEDULLARY THREADED NAIL FOR RADIAL CORTICAL FIXATION | February 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18436794 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18432151 | KIT INCLUDING A GUIDING SYSTEM AND A BONE MATERIAL REMOVAL DEVICE | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18430908 | Systems And Tools For Use With Surgical Robotic Manipulators | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18400875 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18545167 | TISSUE RETRACTION BANDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18538057 | ORTHOPAEDIC SYSTEMS, TRANSFER GUIDE ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF REPAIR | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18537057 | TORQUE-LIMITING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18536105 | TORQUE-LIMITING SCREWDRIVER DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533511 | SURFACE TREATED MEDICAL IMPLANT DEVICES | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18534104 | SACROPELVIC FUSION IMPLANT SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A FOUNDATION FOR SPINOPELVIC FIXATION CONSTRUCTS IN ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY SURGERY | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531427 | Hybrid Approach Methods for Sacroiliac Joint Stabilization | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522638 | Plate to Nail Alignment Pin/K-Wire | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18518076 | ROTARY IMPACTOR FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | November 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18504856 | SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION IMPLANTS, INSERTION INSTRUMENTS, AND METHODS | November 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18504480 | BONY FUSION IMPLANT, INSERTION INSTRUMENT, AND METHODS | November 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18498957 | APPARATUS FOR INCISION AND REMOVAL OF OSSEOUS TISSUE AND METHODS THEREOF | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18486592 | Intraarticular Spacer For Stabilizing An Ilium And A Sacrum | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18482764 | DRILL GUIDE | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18242679 | SURGICAL FASTENING | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18277198 | PUNCHING RIG AND METHOD | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18232079 | DEMINERALIZED BONE FIBER IMPLANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ROTATOR CUFF AND ACL REPAIR | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18231401 | JOINT INSTRUMENTATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226851 | ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18359111 | ANGULARLY ADJUSTABLE INTERVERTEBRAL CAGES WITH INTEGRATED RATCHET ASSEMBLY | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18223324 | GEARED GRIP ACTUATION FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222830 | LINEAR ELECTRIC SURGICAL HAMMER IMPACT TOOL | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18350672 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL DEVICE PLACEMENT | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345680 | Clamp Guard | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18338704 | Adjustable Depth Drill Guide | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18266639 | BIODEGRADABLE MEDICAL IMPLEMENT | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18333075 | SPINAL IMPLANT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18265819 | CERVICAL SPINE ENDPLATE PREPARATION APPARATUS | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18326113 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT ALTERING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18202864 | METHODS FOR BONE COMPRESSION AND/OR FIXATION | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18321998 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18320394 | BONE SCREW IMPLANT FOR SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18196815 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT GUIDE WITH INSUFFLATION CHANNELS | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314629 | OSTEOTOMY SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18314074 | RATCHET RETRACTING HANDLES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18310529 | INFECTED-TISSUE EXTRACTION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18308972 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS AND TOOLS | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18139340 | BONE GRAFT DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND KITS | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18138162 | ADJUSTABLE DRILLING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR USE THEREOF | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18137623 | SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING PROSTHETIC COMPONENT AND/OR FOR CONSTRAINING MOVEMENT OF SURGICAL TOOL | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18249819 | GRASPING INSTRUMENT, TRACKING AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18136989 | Bone Graft Delivery Loading Assembly | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18135861 | Method And Apparatus For Attaching A Reference Marker To A Patient | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302669 | INTERBODY SPACER FOR SPINAL FUSION | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18135409 | Hybrid Bone Plate | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18299316 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS AND TOOLS | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18297828 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18183715 | POWERED SURGICAL TOOL WITH AN OSCILLATING SAW BLADE | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18182672 | OSTEOTOMY CUTTING SYSTEMS AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18181162 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18179916 | DEMINERALIZED BONE FIBER IMPLANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ROTATOR CUFF AND ACL REPAIR | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18117804 | SURGICAL BENDING INSTRUMENT | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18114871 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172842 | Bone fixation systems, apparatuses, and methods with anti-back-out feature | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18112836 | System and Method for Transporting Suture | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18022675 | CUTTING GUIDE FOR SPINAL OSTEOTOMY | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18021781 | POWERED OSTEOTOME TREPANATION TOOL | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18019224 | PROXIMAL HUMERAL FIXATION PLATE AND METHOD FOR PLACING SUCH A FIXATION PLATE | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18155652 | DRILL BIT DATA MANAGEMENT FOR PENETRATION-MONITORING DRILL | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18092646 | TARSOMETATARSAL JOINT ARTHRODESIS TOOLS AND RELATED METHOD FOR BUNION CORRECTION | January 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18087585 | MATING INSERTER AND CANNULA FOR FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18084479 | PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY KIT AND METHOD | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18067225 | GRAFT MATERIAL INJECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18079046 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING MANIPULATION OF ENDOSCOPIC TOOLS FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18058889 | BONE SLIVER REMOVAL SYSTEM | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17980793 | Assessment of Soft Tissue Tension In Hip Procedures | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17976654 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SETTING AN IMPLANT | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049157 | PARALLEL GUIDE FOR ACCESS NEEDLE | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18048677 | BONE CUT GUIDE APPARATUS AND METHOD | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18047130 | TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM, INSTRUMENTS, AND RELATED METHODS | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17938722 | SURGICAL DEVICE FOR INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE AND PEDICLE SCREW | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17958134 | Surgical Bending Instrument | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17956680 | BONE ANCHORAGE SYSTEM AND SURGICAL METHODS FOR SAME | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17954554 | MULTI-BARREL DRILL GUIDE AND ANCHOR DEPLOYMENT ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17951787 | INTERBODY SPACER FOR SPINAL FUSION | September 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17950677 | Tools for Insertion of a Spinal Implant and Methods of Using Same | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17933734 | Bone Marrow Harvesting Needle Improvements | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17947604 | FIXTURE DEVICE FOR FOLDING A SEAL MEMBER | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17938981 | BONE MATERIAL REMOVAL DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR USE THEREOF | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17902046 | CENTERING MECHANISMS FOR A SURGICAL ACCESS ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17897972 | OSTEOTOMY CUTTING SYSTEMS AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17891703 | BONE MARROW ACCESS APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING SAME | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17890407 | GUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LAPIDUS FUSION | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17817107 | Adjustable Laryngoscope System and Method of Use | August 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815627 | GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR HALLUX VALGUS CORRECTION | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17874760 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR MONITORING AND PREDICTING IMPACTION STATE OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL IMPLEMENT DURING AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17870300 | TARSOMETATARSAL JOINT ARTHRODESIS TOOLS AND RELATED METHOD FOR BUNION CORRECTION | July 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17865477 | Systems and Methods for Bone Stabilization and Fixation | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17865885 | Surgical Instrument System and Irrigation Sleeve | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17864436 | MONOBLOC ACETABULAR REAMER SECTION | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SEVILLA, CHRISTIAN ANTHONY.
With a 18.2% 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, 32.8% 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 SEVILLA, CHRISTIAN ANTHONY works in Art Unit 3775 and has examined 1,395 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner SEVILLA, CHRISTIAN ANTHONY's allowance rate of 86.7% places them in the 60% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SEVILLA, CHRISTIAN ANTHONY receive 0.95 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 11% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SEVILLA, CHRISTIAN ANTHONY is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SEVILLA, CHRISTIAN ANTHONY. This interview benefit is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 33.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 41% 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, 89.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 66% 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 80.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 54.3% 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, 47.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 55% 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 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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:
Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.
No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.
Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.
Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.