Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19251959 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY OSTEOTOMY FRAGMENT SHIFTER, STABILIZER, AND TARGETER | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19048793 | AUTOMATIC BONE CEMENT MIXING AND INJECTION DEVICE | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19029561 | Implant Device for a Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy | January 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19025873 | METHOD FOR MODELING A GLENOID SURFACE OF A SCAPULA, APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING A GLENOID COMPONENT OF A SHOULDER PROSTHESIS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A COMPONENT | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19021559 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY OSTEOTOMY FRAGMENT SHIFTER, STABILIZER, AND TARGETER | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19021690 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY OSTEOTOMY FRAGMENT SHIFTER, STABILIZER, AND TARGETER | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18977494 | Flexible Intraosseous Obturator | December 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18947455 | STERNAL ASCENDER APPARATUS | November 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18825541 | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH FORCIBLY DOWNWARDLY DISPLACEABLE PRESSURE INSERT | September 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18794875 | DYNAMIC COMPRESSION FIXATION DEVICES | August 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18788747 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDHELD ROBOTIC SURGERY | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18787077 | ORTHOPEDIC BROACH | July 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18775502 | LIGHTED SPECULUM | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18765443 | Systems and Methods for Ball Probe Ultrasonic Foraminotomy | July 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18763047 | SURGICAL GUIDANCE DEVICE | July 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18738734 | HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW DRIVER SYSTEM | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18734320 | TISSUE RETRACTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18673824 | SURGICAL ROBOTIC ACCESS SYSTEM FOR IRREGULARLY SHAPED ROBOTIC ACTUATORS AND ASSOCIATED ROBOTIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18659187 | Hip Arthroplasty Trial Systems and Associated Medical Devices, Methods, and Kits | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18657036 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYMENT OF AN ANCHORING DEVICE FOR INTERVERTEBRAL SPINAL FUSION | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18657255 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ACCESSING AND RETRACTING A CAPSULE OF A JOINT | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18651304 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM FOR TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH FORCE SENSOR ADAPTERS AND FORCE SENSOR SYSTEMS | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18649799 | INTRA-OSSEOUS PLATE SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18701513 | BONE FIXATOR WITH REMOVABLE PORTION | April 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18618792 | SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE INCLUDING AN ANCHOR HAVING A SUTURE RETENTION MECHANISM | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18611097 | Spinal Disc Implant And Device And Method For Percutaneous Delivery Of The Spinal Disc Implant | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18609879 | PARALLEL GUIDE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE BUNION SURGERY | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18441032 | Robotic Spine Surgery System And Methods | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18440846 | METHOD FOR MODELING A GLENOID SURFACE OF A SCAPULA, APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING A GLENOID COMPONENT OF A SHOULDER PROSTHESIS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A COMPONENT | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18429021 | ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND GUIDED ACCESS NEEDLE | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408080 | ORTHOPEDIC STABILIZATION DEVICE, KIT, AND METHOD | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18408125 | FIXATION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395327 | SURGICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18540859 | BEARING ASSEMBLIES FOR SELECTIVELY COUPLING COMPONENTS | December 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18528766 | MESH SPACER HYBRID | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18524051 | PLATE INSERTER INSTRUMENT | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18521215 | EXTERNAL FIXATION K-WIRE CLAMP AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF USE | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18519658 | FEMORAL TRIALLING KIT AND ASSEMBLY | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18385543 | STIMULATING TARGETING NEEDLE | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18380569 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCAPHOID FIXATION | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18486437 | TOOL SYSTEM FOR REMOVING PROSTHETIC CEMENT FROM A BONE OF A PATIENT UNDERGOING A JOINT PROSTHESIS REPLACEMENT OPERATION | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18484032 | ALIGNMENT GUIDE APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18484050 | BONE FIXATION SYSTEM, ASSEMBLY, IMPLANTS, DEVICES, ALIGNMENT GUIDES, AND METHODS OF USE | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18479344 | DEVICE FOR PERFORMING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND METHOD | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18460924 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A PIVOTABLE BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH A SLIDABLE RETAINING STRUCTURE | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18360331 | Device and Method for Deployment of an Anchoring Device for Intervertebral Spinal Fusion | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18357887 | BONE CEMENT MIXER | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18216682 | SOFT FLEXIBLE LAPAROSCOPIC TROCAR | June 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 18338634 | BONE IMPLANTS | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18205803 | SURGICAL PLANNING AND METHOD | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18199194 | DISTRACTION DEVICE WITH DISPOSABLE FORCE SENSOR POD | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18195526 | ADJUSTABLE POSITION TRIAL COMPONENT WITH DRILL GUIDE | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144844 | SPINAL LAMINA PROTECTOR | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18035886 | STABILIZER TOOL FOR TOTAL ENDOSCOPIC CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18143193 | STERNAL ASCENDER APPARATUS | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139474 | SYSTEM FOR A MINIMALLY-INVASIVE, OPERATIVE GASTROINTESTINAL TREATMENT BACKGROUND | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136218 | SURGICAL ROBOTIC ACCESS SYSTEM FOR IRREGULARLY SHAPED ROBOTIC ACTUATORS AND ASSOCIATED ROBOTIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18135899 | Hip Arthroplasty Trial Systems and Associated Medical Devices, Methods, and Kits | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18135663 | SPINOUS PROCESS CLAMP | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18030605 | MAXILLA REPOSITIONING IMPLANT WITHOUT FINGER-TYPE STRUCTURES | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18192774 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BONE CEMENT PASTE | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18189811 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING THE LEFT ATRIUM FOR CARDIAC PROCEDURES | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18188644 | ILLUMINATED SUCTION DEVICE | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18186379 | SURGICAL GUIDANCE DEVICE | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18116530 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT, AND POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110619 | STERNAL ASCENDER APPARATUS | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100245 | PHOTODYNAMIC ARTICULAR JOINT IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USE | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18152010 | DYNAMIC COMPRESSION FIXATION DEVICES | January 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18083959 | MILLING APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING A JOINT PROSTHESIS | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18081819 | OFFSET REAMER DRIVER | December 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18008153 | SURGICAL DEVICES CONTROLLABLE BY SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17982096 | BONE SCREW INSERTERS AND METHODS | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17981269 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AND MONITORING SPINAL IMPLANTS | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18052408 | PEDICLE SCREW REMOVER | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17978039 | UNIBODY ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17996834 | FEMORAL HEAD RESTORATION | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17968625 | KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ALIGNMENT METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND INSTRUMENTS | October 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18045841 | ORTHOPEDIC FASTENERS, INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS | October 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17960974 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDHELD ROBOTIC SURGERY | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938081 | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH SLIDABLY MOVABLE RETAINING STRUCTURE | October 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17954753 | KNOTLESS ORTHOPEDIC STABILIZATION SYSTEM | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17953051 | Substantially Rigid and Stable Endoluminal Surgical Suite for Treating a Gastrointestinal Lesion | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17934359 | HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW DRIVER SYSTEM | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943522 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING BONE FOR RECEIVING AN IMPLANT | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822824 | CIRCULAR FIXATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17897321 | INTRA-OSSEOUS PLATE SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17821729 | SPINAL DISC IMPLANT AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERCUTANEOUS DELIVERY OF THE SPINAL DISC IMPLANT | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17816777 | METHOD FOR MODELING A GLENOID SURFACE OF A SCAPULA, APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING A GLENOID COMPONENT OF A SHOULDER PROSTHESIS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A COMPONENT | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17873784 | ORTHOPEDIC STABILIZATION DEVICE, KIT, AND METHOD | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17872785 | BONE CEMENT MIXER | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17813177 | SURGICAL ALIGNMENT BY MAGNETIC FIELD GRADIENT LOCALIZATION | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17862899 | SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE WITH FASCIAL CLOSURE SYSTEM | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17847304 | Navigation-Guided Surgery Fixation (NGSF) Kit or System and Method of Using Same | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17843027 | PUNCTURING DEVICE AND ANCHORING DEVICE | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839203 | ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT POSITION INTRAOPERATIVELY USING RADIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17631448 | CONDENSING SCREW FOR IMPLANT PROCEDURE HAVING DOUBLE SPIRAL STRUCTURE | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17834009 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY STIMULATING BONE GROWTH | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17826680 | Multi-Barrel Drill Guide | May 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCAPHOID FIXATION | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751187 | MULTI-LUMEN-CATHETER RETRACTOR SYSTEM FOR A MINIMALLY-INVASIVE, OPERATIVE GASTROINTESTINAL TREATMENT | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WOODALL, NICHOLAS W.
With a 32.3% 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, 24.7% 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 WOODALL, NICHOLAS W works in Art Unit 3775 and has examined 1,159 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.
Examiner WOODALL, NICHOLAS W's allowance rate of 78.8% places them in the 47% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WOODALL, NICHOLAS W receive 1.97 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WOODALL, NICHOLAS W is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WOODALL, NICHOLAS W. This interview benefit is in the 52% 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, 28.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 54% 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 46.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% 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 64.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 52.6% 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, 60.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 65% 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 4.8% of allowed cases (in the 85% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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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