USPTO Art Unit 3775 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3775
Group: 3770
Tech Center: 3700
Total Cases: 18,164
Last Active: March 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19088694STERNOTOMY RETRACTOR SYSTEMMarch 2025June 2025Allow200YesNo
19037351IMPLANTS FOR TISSUE FIXATION AND FUSIONJanuary 2025June 2025Allow410YesNo
19025950SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINT REPLACEMENTJanuary 2025July 2025Allow510YesNo
19021559MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY OSTEOTOMY FRAGMENT SHIFTER, STABILIZER, AND TARGETERJanuary 2025June 2025Allow511NoNo
19021690MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY OSTEOTOMY FRAGMENT SHIFTER, STABILIZER, AND TARGETERJanuary 2025May 2025Allow411NoNo
19003275MODULAR LENGTH ADJUSTABLE TUBULAR RETRACTOR AND A TUBE BREAKERDecember 2024April 2025Allow410NoNo
18991840DYNAMIC COMPRESSION IMPLANTDecember 2024May 2025Allow510YesNo
18987270SPINAL INTERBODY FUSION DEVICEDecember 2024March 2025Allow310YesNo
18981083COUPLING DEVICE FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHOR AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH A COUPLING DEVICE AND AT LEAST TWO BONE ANCHORSDecember 2024April 2025Allow401YesNo
18967753SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING A BODY PART DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDUREDecember 2024June 2025Allow621NoNo
18945271SURGICAL STAPLENovember 2024June 2025Allow821YesNo
18933970HIP REPLACEMENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2024June 2025Allow810YesNo
18933463KNEE ARTHROPLASTY METHODOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18928481SPINAL INTERBODY FUSION DEVICEOctober 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18922547INTERBODY FUSION DEVICE COMPRISING TEXTURED SURFACESOctober 2024April 2025Allow620YesNo
18905831ADJUSTABLE TRIAL SPACER SYSTEMOctober 2024January 2025Allow410YesNo
18904709OXYGEN DISPENSING LARYNGOSCOPE SLEEVEOctober 2024January 2025Allow300YesNo
18904292OXYGEN DISPENSING LARYNGOSCOPEOctober 2024April 2025Allow710YesNo
18889589ORTHOPEDIC IMPACTOR TOOLSeptember 2024March 2025Allow611YesNo
18885436IMPLANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL REPAIRSeptember 2024October 2024Allow100YesNo
18828756DEPTH CONTROLLABLE AND MEASURABLE MEDICAL DRIVER DEVICES AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2024February 2025Allow510YesNo
18828790DEPTH CONTROLLABLE AND MEASURABLE MEDICAL DRIVER DEVICES AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2024April 2025Allow720YesNo
18825442INTEGRATED INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLYSeptember 2024April 2025Allow711YesNo
18825477INTEGRATED INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLYSeptember 2024April 2025Allow811YesNo
18820328FRAME-TYPE SURGICAL ROBOT FOR FRACTURE REDUCTIONAugust 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18813861MAXILLA HOLDER AND INSTALLATION THEREOFAugust 2024March 2025Allow710YesNo
18801048Neuromonitoring Surgical Device for Bone and Tissue RemovalAugust 2024December 2024Allow410NoNo
18795320METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTIONAL GUIDANCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A PARTIAL VERTEBRECTOMY WITHIN A CERVICAL SPINEAugust 2024November 2024Allow301YesNo
18794059DENTAL IMPLANTATION METHOD WITH SURGICAL GUIDEAugust 2024October 2024Allow210NoNo
18770306METHODS FOR FORMING A TUNNEL IN BONEJuly 2024March 2025Allow821YesNo
18768313DUAL-SHAFT IMPLANT EXPANSION DRIVER WITH REVERSIBLE DRIVER KEY MECHANISM AND EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT SYSTEMJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100YesNo
18767391SPINAL CAGE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY AND USEJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18762164FUSION DEVICEJuly 2024June 2025Allow1220YesNo
18758815SURGICAL CUTTING TOOLS AND CUTTING TOOL ATTACHMENT MECHANISMS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2024October 2024Allow400NoNo
18758680EXPANDABLE SPINAL FUSION IMPLANT, RELATED INSTRUMENTS AND METHODSJune 2024February 2025Allow700YesNo
18758729METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRANSCAROTID ACCESSJune 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18754101SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT FIXATIONJune 2024January 2025Allow710YesNo
18724131METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING OSTEOCHONDRAL RESTORATIONJune 2024June 2025Allow1220NoNo
18749136PERCUTANEOUS DISC CLEARING DEVICEJune 2024March 2025Allow900YesNo
18747777BONE DISTRACTION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SAMEJune 2024May 2025Allow1110YesNo
18746506EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION CAGEJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18745682PATIENT-POSITIONING SYSTEM AND SURGICAL COMPONENTRY, AND SURGICAL METHODS OF USING SAMEJune 2024December 2024Allow600NoNo
18745396Implant of Osteostimulative MaterialJune 2024January 2025Allow700YesNo
18744137EXTRACTOR DEVICEJune 2024June 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18738882EXPANDABLE SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2024June 2025Allow1220YesNo
18737098RESISTANCE-FREE TROCAR ASSEMBLYJune 2024December 2024Allow600YesNo
18733267IMPLANT FOR ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN VERTEBRAE, AND IMPLANT KITJune 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18731742SURGICAL DRILL GUIDEJune 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18732165IMPLANT TRIAL WITH RADIOGRAPHICALLY VISIBLE INDICIUMJune 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18669913TORQUE TRANSMITTING BALL JOINT DRIVER HAVING A RIGID FIXATION MECHANISMMay 2024June 2025Allow1301YesNo
18662478SYSTEM PROVIDING IMPROVED VISIBILITY FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY SYSTEMSMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18662277POSITIONING AND ADJUSTING TWO AXIS JOINT IMPLANTSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18660268TOOTH IMPLANT METHODMay 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18659187Hip Arthroplasty Trial Systems and Associated Medical Devices, Methods, and KitsMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18657255METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ACCESSING AND RETRACTING A CAPSULE OF A JOINTMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18657744Interbody Fusion CagesMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18649083FLEXIBLE FASTENING BAND CONNECTORApril 2024June 2025Allow1410YesNo
18649799INTRA-OSSEOUS PLATE SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18648085SURGICAL SAW BLADE FOR WEDGE OSTEOTOMIESApril 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18645596TARSAL-METATARSAL JOINT PROCEDURE UTILIZING FULCRUMApril 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18644686DISTAL RADIUS STABILIZATION SYSTEMApril 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18644823DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE IMPLANT LENGTH SENSINGApril 2024February 2025Allow1000YesNo
18645205BONE CUTTING GUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2024September 2024Allow500NoNo
18643287SIDE POCKET SPINAL FUSION CAGEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18641944CLAVICLE SEGMENTAL PLATE SYSTEMApril 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18642601SPINAL CAGE WITH MODULAR ANCHORING ELEMENTSApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18641692BONE FUSION DEVICE, APPARATUS AND METHODApril 2024May 2025Allow1320YesNo
18640049COMPRESSION DEVICE, BONE PLATE, BONE PLATE ASSEMBLY, KIT, AND METHODApril 2024May 2025Allow1320YesNo
18639717ULTRASONIC BONE CUTTING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED SENSINGApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18638985SURGICAL TOOLS AND METHODS OF USEApril 2024June 2025Allow1400YesNo
18639513DENTAL CLAMP RETRACTORApril 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18638094DEPTH LIMITER FOR ROBOTICALLY ASSISTED ARTHROPLASTYApril 2024November 2024Allow700YesNo
18636949Expandable Intervertebral SpacersApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18635994METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH PRESS-IN-PLACE INSERTApril 2024March 2025Allow1120YesNo
18633646SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SPINE SURGERYApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18630536ROTARY OSCILLATING AND RECIPROCATING SURGICAL TOOLApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18630562Orthopedic Plate With Locking Compression SlotApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18629339AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY FOR SPINAL ROD SHAPING AND PLACEMENTApril 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18627609BONE POSITIONING GUIDEApril 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18623983Stand-Alone Interbody FusionApril 2024June 2025Allow1520YesNo
18620902NON-ROTATIONAL BONE CUTTING TOOLS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010YesNo
18620874SPINAL IMPLANT WITH SURFACE PROJECTIONSMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18618512MULTIPLE SPINAL SURGICAL PATHWAYS SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18618792SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE INCLUDING AN ANCHOR HAVING A SUTURE RETENTION MECHANISMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18695553METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FIDUCIAL MARKER DEPLOYMENT IN MEDICAL PROCEDURESMarch 2024November 2024Allow800YesNo
18617500Expandable Interbody DeviceMarch 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18617464Interbody Fusion CagesMarch 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18615354Artificial Disc Replacement DeviceMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18613396EXPANDABLE INTER-BODY DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHODMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18611097Spinal Disc Implant And Device And Method For Percutaneous Delivery Of The Spinal Disc ImplantMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18609380MEDICAL-SURGICAL DEVICE HAVING TOOL MOVEMENT DISTANCE DISPLAY FUNCTIONMarch 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18609389GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000YesNo
18609879PARALLEL GUIDE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE BUNION SURGERYMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18608046Tritanium AL Implants And InstrumentationMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010YesNo
18607393VARIABLE ANGLE ORTHOPEDIC FASTENERS FOR FIXATION OF AN ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTMarch 2024February 2025Allow1130YesNo
18606064SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRACTING BODY TISSUEMarch 2024October 2024Allow700YesNo
18603372IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR ANKLE SYNDEMOSIS TREATMENTMarch 2024April 2025Allow1320NoNo
18602973Occipital Plates and Related MethodsMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000YesNo
18602251EXPANDABLE FUSION IMPLANT AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18600851BURR TRAJECTORY GUIDEMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3775.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
264
Examiner Affirmed
152
(57.6%)
Examiner Reversed
112
(42.4%)
Reversal Percentile
85.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.4% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
952
Allowed After Appeal Filing
310
(32.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
642
(67.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.4%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 32.6% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 3775 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3775 is part of Group 3770 in Technology Center 3700. This art unit has examined 18,164 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 78.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3775's allowance rate of 78.5% places it in the 53% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3775 receive an average of 1.82 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 49% percentile). The median prosecution time is 32 months (in the 35% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more favorable examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With fewer office actions than average, plan for relatively streamlined prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is longer than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

Important Disclaimer

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.

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