Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19007288 | Electrosurgical Device with Illumination and Smoke Evacuation Features | December 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18819958 | ELECTROCAUTERY RHIZOTOMY USING WANDING OF ENERGIZED ELECTROCAUTERY PROBE | August 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 15 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18818398 | ELECTROCAUTERY RHIZOTOMY USING WANDING OF ENERGIZED ELECTROCAUTERY PROBE | August 2024 | August 2025 | Abandon | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18753828 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ABLATION USING SURGICAL CLAMPS | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18748667 | MOTOR SPEED CONTROL CIRCUITS FOR SURGICAL SYSTEMS | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18748528 | LIGHTED ELECTROCAUTERY BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR HANDHELD ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18747645 | SYSTEMS FOR INCISING TISSUE | June 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18655919 | AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | May 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18636602 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION USING RADIO FREQUENCY SENSOR | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18630653 | PULSED FIELD ELECTROPORATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18623681 | PULSED FIELD ELECTROPORATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18616916 | PULSED FIELD ELECTROPORATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437094 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM HIGH POWER NOISE INDUCED BY HIGH VOLTAGE PULSES | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426764 | ELECTROSURGERY BLADE AND ELECTROSURGERY BLADE ASSEMBLY | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18416522 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING MODULATED RADIOFREQUENCY POWER TO TREAT TISSUE | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18415010 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TATTOO REMOVAL USING AN APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408388 | ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18390759 | SYSTEMS FOR INCISING TISSUE | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18517738 | ABLATION CATHETER TIP WITH FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY | November 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18495559 | ELECTROSURGICAL CUTTING INSTRUMENT | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495471 | METHOD OF PERFORMING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE | October 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383786 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18468916 | EVALUATION OF CONSUMED ENERGY IN ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMS | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18277828 | PUNCTURING DEVICE | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18234621 | ARTHROSCOPIC DEVICES AND METHODS | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350189 | Apparatus and Methods to Modulate Bladder Function | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341895 | PLEATED OR FOLDED CATHETER-MOUNTED BALLOON | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18339054 | HIGH-VOLTAGE ANALOG CIRCUIT PULSER AND PULSE GENERATOR DISCHARGE CIRCUIT | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18211997 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BLOCKING NEURAL ACTIVITY IN AN ORGAN OF A SUBJECT, PREFERABLY IN THE SMALL INTESTINE OR THE DUODENUM | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18323740 | LAPAROSCOPIC ULTRAPOLAR ELECTROSURGERY DEVICE | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321625 | HIGH-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT PULSER | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316855 | VISUAL DETECTION OF ELECTROCAUTERY ARCING | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252576 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND ABLATION SYSTEM | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315151 | RADIOFREQUENCY PERFORATION APPARATUS | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18035965 | PUNCTURING DEVICE | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18310498 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING AND/OR HEATING AN ORGAN | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136754 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ELECTRODE TYPE OF A NEUTRAL ELECTRODE | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136371 | SURGICAL TOOL AND HANDHELD ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING A SURGICAL TOOL | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18131130 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING AN ENERGY MODULE OUTPUT | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295416 | MULTIPLE PULSE WIDTH TRAINS TO ENHANCE ABLATION HOMOGENEITY IN HIGHLY ORIENTED CELLULAR SUBSTRATES | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18129262 | FORCEPS WITH LINEAR TRIGGER KICKOUT MECHANISM | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247323 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF VARIABLE ASPIRATION CONTROL IN SURGICAL PROCEDURES | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044299 | Electrosurgical Devices, Methods of Use, and Methods of Manufacture | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100093 | ENERGY TREATMENT TOOL | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18017228 | SMOG SUCTION STRUCTURE FOR ELECTROSURGICAL HANDPIECE | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093480 | POWER MODULATED ENDOMETRIAL LINING TISSUE ABLATION | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18083287 | RESISTANCE LEVEL COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080556 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE FOR CUTTING TISSUE | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18073778 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TISSUE IDENTIFICATION | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17928362 | HIGH-FREQUENCY ENERGY TRANSFER DEVICE | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925292 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17986673 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM HIGH POWER NOISE INDUCED BY HIGH VOLTAGE PULSES | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17982153 | TATTOO REMOVAL USING A LIQUID-GAS MIXTURE WITH PLASMA GAS BUBBLES | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18050418 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION USING RADIO FREQUENCY SENSOR | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995819 | SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM WITH OPERATOR CONFIGURABLE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PARAMETERS | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17960289 | SALINE CONTACT WITH ELECTRODES | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17953559 | ANTI-BACKDRIVE MECHANISM FOR VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935401 | METHODS FOR INCISING TISSUE | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17931013 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TATTOO REMOVAL USING COLD PLASMA | September 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929430 | TWO-STAGE ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE FOR VESSEL SEALING | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17870453 | GENERATOR WITH REGENERATION DEVICE | July 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17810756 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE BY SPLANCHNIC NERVE ABLATION | July 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17850174 | Catheters, Catheter Systems, and Methods for Ablating a Tissue Region | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17845647 | ABLATION PROBES INCLUDING FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS FOR HEATING AND SENSING | June 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17844265 | APPLYING ABLATION SIGNALS TO BOTH SIDES OF TISSUE | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17844536 | ELECTRICAL ISOLATION OF ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17742516 | MULTIPLEXED HAND SWITCHES FOR USE WITH ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATORS | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17734592 | DUAL AXLE ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR | May 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17724906 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING NEUROMODULATION THERAPY VIA HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSES | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17716020 | Transvascular Electrosurgical Devices and Systems and Methods of using the same | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17710421 | ELECTROSURGERY BLADE AND ELECTROSURGERY BLADE ASSEMBLY | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17685851 | INTERFACE JOINT FOR AN ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17651115 | ANTI-STICK COATINGS INCLUDING FLUOROPHORES | February 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17592867 | HIGH-FREQUENCY FORCEPS | February 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17585953 | ESTIMATION OF TISSUE THICKNESS | January 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17647219 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING THE BLADDER WITH CONDENSABLE VAPOR | January 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17561925 | Apparatus and Methods to Modulate Bladder Function | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17558339 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTROSURGERY | December 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17619518 | Electrosurgical Device with Illumination and Smoke Evacuation Features | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17614902 | BIOCOMPATIBLE METAL DEVICES FOR DELIVERING ABLATIVE ENERGY | November 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17535742 | METHODS FOR MODULATING TEMPORAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS | November 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17506480 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH CONTACT FORCE SENSING TIP | October 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17465578 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE BY SPLANCHNIC NERVE ABLATION | September 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17410125 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARMONIC CONTROL OF DUAL-OUTPUT GENERATORS | August 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17391133 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | August 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17306000 | TWO-STAGE ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE FOR VESSEL SEALING | July 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17378107 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM HIGH POWER NOISE INDUCED BY HIGH VOLTAGE PULSES | July 2021 | April 2022 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17378100 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM HIGH POWER NOISE INDUCED BY HIGH VOLTAGE PULSES | July 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17375247 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CREATING CONTINUOUS LESIONS | July 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17304829 | CURRENT GENERATOR FOR A MEDICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM | June 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17354036 | UNIVERSAL SURGICAL FOOTSWITCH TOGGLING | June 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17336991 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICES WITH A SINGLE CONDUCTIVE TUBULAR ELEMENT FOR ACCESSING ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES | June 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17319743 | METHOD OF SENSING PARTICULATE FROM SMOKE EVACUATED FROM A PATIENT, ADJUSTING THE PUMP SPEED BASED ON THE SENSED INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATING THE FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS OF THE SYSTEM TO THE HUB | May 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17319740 | METHOD OF SENSING PARTICULATE FROM SMOKE EVACUATED FROM A PATIENT, ADJUSTING THE PUMP SPEED BASED ON THE SENSED INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATING THE FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS OF THE SYSTEM TO THE HUB | May 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17317219 | ADJUSTABLE ELECTROSURGICAL PENCIL WITH SLIDABLE VENT TUBE | May 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17290882 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR IMPROVED ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION | May 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17239017 | PLEATED OR FOLDED CATHETER-MOUNTED BALLOON | April 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17250965 | SYSTEMS FOR INCISING TISSUE | April 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17208929 | WIRELESSLY CONTROLLED BIPOLAR SURGICAL CAUTERY APPARATUS | March 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17203884 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED INTERACTIVE SURGICAL SYSTEMS | March 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner COLLINS, SEAN W.
With a 28.6% 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, 35.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner COLLINS, SEAN W works in Art Unit 3794 and has examined 260 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 44 months.
Examiner COLLINS, SEAN W's allowance rate of 74.2% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by COLLINS, SEAN W receive 2.78 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 81% 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 COLLINS, SEAN W is 44 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 +31.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COLLINS, SEAN W. This interview benefit is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 21.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% 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 31.6% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 63.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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 32% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 48% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 50% 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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