Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18806424 | IMAGE SPACE CONTROLLED MANUAL CATHETER | August 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18677012 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Stabilizing Medical Tubing Protruding from a Patient | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18292474 | MULTI-PORT, HIGH-FLOW PNEUMOPERITONEUM AND SMOKE EVACUATION DISTRIBUTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18414450 | DRUG COATED BALLOON AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18397264 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR COMMUNICATION OF MEDICAL LIQUIDS | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18396021 | ENDOSCOPIC APPLICATOR WITH REAGENT BALL CUTTER | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18223109 | BLOOD PUMP WITH REINFORCED CATHETER | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18136815 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR STABILIZING MEDICAL TUBING PROTRUDING FROM A PATIENT | April 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATION AND DISPLAY OF DATA OF INSULIN PUMPS AND CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067324 | ENDOSCOPIC APPLICATOR WITH REAGENT BALL CUTTER | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17972884 | PULLER WIRE T-BAR FOR MEDICAL CATHETER | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967058 | MECHANISM FOR MANIPULATING A PULLER WIRE | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897663 | CATHETER HANDLE WITH TORQUE MECHANISM AND VALVE RELIEF COMPONENT | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17877301 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR STABILIZING MEDICAL TUBING PROTRUDING FROM A PATIENT | July 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17749455 | CATHETER COIL WITH TAPERED DISTAL JOINT PART | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17737745 | CATHETER SYSTEM FACILITATING REDUCED DRAG FORCE | May 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17730287 | MAGNETIC CATHETER SYSTEM AND METHODS | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17702717 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERITONEAL OXYGENATION | March 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17652561 | STEERABLE CATHETERS | February 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17454750 | TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY DEVICE, METHODS OF USING AND MAKING THE SAME | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17517780 | CATHETER BRAID WIRE WITH VARIABLE CROSS-SECTION SHAPE | November 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17449135 | LIQUID MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | September 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17406674 | PRESSURE ACTUATED UNI-DIRECTIONAL FLOW CONTROL DEVICE FOR GRAVITY IV SETS | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17342075 | SHAPED PULL WIRE FOR DEFLECTABLE VASCULAR CATHETER SHEATH | June 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17325017 | MEDICAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS OF BIO-ABSORBABLE MATERIAL | May 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17233822 | CATHETER WITH ELECTRICALLY-ACTUATED ARTICULATION | April 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17208904 | EXTENSION SET AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17197568 | SLOTTED MEDICAL DEVICES WITH FILLERS | March 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 42 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17195184 | EXTENSION SET WITH A PATENCY INSTRUMENT | March 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17193228 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | March 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17192785 | VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE ASSEMBLY FACILITATING SINGLE-HANDED PROBE ADVANCEMENT WITH A SUPPORT MEMBER | March 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17188321 | BALLOON CATHETER | March 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17150368 | INSERTION DEVICE WITH LINKAGE ASSEMBLY | January 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17146400 | PLUNGER-BASED DELIVERY DEVICE TO FACILITATE VASCULAR ACCESS | January 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17130174 | Intravenous Cuff Assembly | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16973815 | MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE AND MEDICATION DELIVERY ASSEMBLY | December 2020 | April 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16972972 | TISSUE INTEGRATED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM | December 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17109537 | AGENT DELIVERY DEVICES | December 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15734291 | INJECTOR NEEDLE INSERTION RETRACTION ASSEMBLY | December 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17055721 | CATHETER WITH FLARING TIP | November 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17052108 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE STEERING,TRACKING, AND NAVIGATION OF DEVICES FOR INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES | October 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17077087 | EXPANDABLE VASCULAR INTRODUCER | October 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17033325 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY WITH SEGMENTED STABILIZATION SYSTEM | September 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17025640 | CATHETER, NEEDLE, AND GUIDEWIRE ASSEMBLY | September 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16981328 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH DOSE COUNTING MECHANISM | September 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17016742 | INJECTION OR INFUSION DEVICE COMPRISING AN IMPROVED RELEASE LINER | September 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 44 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17016933 | INJECTION OR INFUSION DEVICE COMPRISING AN IMPROVED HOUSING AND RELEASE LINER FOR REMOVING STERILE BARRIER FILMS USING THE RELEASE LINER | September 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17012920 | COIL CATHETER, METHOD OF USE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | September 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17012042 | MECHANISM FOR MANIPULATING A PULLER WIRE | September 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17009899 | Magnetic Coupling to Prevent Guidewire Loss During Catheterization | September 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17009447 | MEDICAL DEVICE HANDLE FOR ARTICULATION OF A CATHETER | September 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17008849 | EXIT PATH CONNECTOR FOR CATHETER ASSEMBLY | September 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17001777 | Movement Disorder Continuous Monitoring and Therapy System | August 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 16975433 | Medical Delivery Devices Having Low Lubricant Hydrophobic Syringe Barrels | August 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16938935 | Catheter With Embedded Core Wires | July 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16937056 | CATHETER COIL WITH TAPERED DISTAL JOINT PART | July 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16926073 | GRASPABLE SURGICAL DEVICE | July 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16922054 | CATHETER CANAL | July 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16338095 | CHEMICAL ABLATION APPARATUS FOR TREATING ARRHYTHMIA | July 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16921494 | CATHETER SYSTEM FACILITATING REDUCED DRAG FORCE | July 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16918192 | CATHETER WITH DISTAL AND PROXIMAL FIXATION MEMBERS | July 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16918735 | MAGNETIC CATHETER SYSTEM AND METHODS | July 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16916692 | Intravenous Catheter and Guidewire Advancement Mechanism | June 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16915118 | CATHETER WITH ACTIVE RETURN CURVE | June 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16957759 | Fenestration Over the Needle Catheter | June 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16957770 | Incisional Tunneler | June 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16909047 | MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER | June 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16957329 | A SENSOR DEVICE FOR ATTACHMENT TO AN INJECTION DEVICE | June 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16907466 | CATHETER HANDLE WITH TORQUE MECHANISM AND VALVE RELIEF COMPONENT | June 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16908357 | BALLOON CATHETER INCLUDING A GUIDEWIRE TUBE WITH A FRICTION-INCREASING OUTER COATING | June 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16894966 | CATHETER DEVICE | June 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16893136 | FLUID INFUSION SYSTEMS | June 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16755665 | MULTI-DIRECTION STEERABLE HANDLES FOR STEERING CATHETERS | May 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15930085 | GUIDE CATHETER WITH SUPPORT WIRES | May 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16860252 | ENDOSCOPIC PATCH APPLICATOR | April 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16757632 | STEERABLE DEVICE AND SYSTEM | April 2020 | October 2024 | Abandon | 54 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16853247 | Infusion Set with Full Insertion and Removal Action | April 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16838204 | GUIDEWIRE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING WIRE ADVANCEMENT INTO THE BODY DURING CATHETERIZATION | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16838782 | INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER WITH FLUOROSCOPICALLY VISIBLE INDICIUM OF ROTATIONAL ORIENTATION | April 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16640608 | RAPID EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USE | February 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16783181 | GUIDEWIRE HAVING EXTERNAL COIL WITH SECTIONS OF DIFFERENT WINDING PITCHES AND RESIN COATINGS | February 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16783030 | Resource Information Key For An Insertable Medical Device | February 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16781326 | Apparatus And Methods To Modulate Stylet Stiffness Profile | February 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16627543 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE TIP | December 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 16724826 | STEERABLE CATHETERS | December 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16715334 | GUIDEWIRE FOR CATHETER INSERTION | December 2019 | January 2024 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16708170 | Puller Wire T-Bar for Medical Catheter | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16704939 | SUCTION DEVICE | December 2019 | September 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16696536 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENERGY DELIVERY | November 2019 | May 2024 | Abandon | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16687338 | Input and Articulation System for Catheters and Other Uses | November 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16610743 | BLOOD PUMP WITH REINFORCED CATHETER | November 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16598998 | ADJUSTABLE INSERTION DEVICE | October 2019 | February 2025 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16590836 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATION AND DISPLAY OF DATA OF INSULIN PUMPS AND CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING | October 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16562220 | AORTO OSTIAL FLUID DIRECTING DEVICE | September 2019 | December 2023 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16558844 | CATHETER DEVICE ADAPTED FOR ADHERING TO SKIN | September 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16547180 | INTRATHECAL DRUG DELIVERY METHODS | August 2019 | March 2024 | Abandon | 55 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16539636 | CATHETER MODIFICATION DEVICE | August 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16518724 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CATHETER INSERTION AND BLOOD FLASHBACK | July 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16479113 | SHEATH VISUALIZATION | July 2019 | February 2024 | Allow | 55 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16322480 | A NEEDLE DELIVERY DEVICE | January 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CERMAK, ADAM JASON.
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, 100.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner CERMAK, ADAM JASON works in Art Unit 3783 and has examined 100 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 69.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner CERMAK, ADAM JASON's allowance rate of 69.0% places them in the 23% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by CERMAK, ADAM JASON receive 1.98 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 64% 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 CERMAK, ADAM JASON is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CERMAK, ADAM JASON. This interview benefit is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 20% 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 36.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 46% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 76.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 42% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.9% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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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