USPTO Art Unit 3775 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3775
Group: 3770
Tech Center: 3700
Total Cases: 17,390
Last Active: August 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19312237Drill Bit-Having Bone Condensation TechniqueAugust 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19276255ILLUMINATED MEDICAL DEVICESJuly 2025March 2026Allow820YesNo
19276346ILLUMINATED MEDICAL DEVICESJuly 2025March 2026Allow820YesNo
19275040Additive Manufacturing on Machined Assembled PartsJuly 2025January 2026Allow600NoNo
19264902SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING A BODY PART DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDUREJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19263650METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORMING A KNEE ARTHROPLASTYJuly 2025February 2026Allow720NoNo
19145726TARSOMETATARSAL JOINT ARTHRODESIS TOOLS AND RELATED METHODS FOR BUNION CORRECTIONJuly 2025February 2026Allow800YesNo
19251959MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY OSTEOTOMY FRAGMENT SHIFTER, STABILIZER, AND TARGETERJune 2025January 2026Allow711NoNo
19240331BONE INSERT AUGMENT AND OFFSET METHODJune 2025February 2026Allow810NoNo
19231241PATIENT-SPECIFIC IMPLANT DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND PLATFORM WITH CLINICAL AND THIRD-PARTY DATA ACQUISITIONJune 2025January 2026Allow710YesNo
19224317KNEE REPLACEMENT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSMay 2025October 2025Allow501YesNo
19210212COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT, AND POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICEMay 2025June 2025Allow100YesNo
19205207COMPUTER-BASED PLATFORMS FOR IMPLEMENTING A WEIGHT-BASED PERSONALIZED IMPLANT PLANNING DURING A TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMay 2025October 2025Allow501NoNo
19201510ORTHOPEDIC ROTARY TOOLMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19196538EXPANDABLE INTERBODYMay 2025December 2025Allow700YesNo
19189888METHODS FOR FORMING A TUNNEL IN BONEApril 2025December 2025Allow811NoNo
19186213SAW BLADE FOR USE IN PERFORMING A MEDICAL PROCEDUREApril 2025August 2025Allow412NoNo
19097857INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION DEVICEApril 2025December 2025Allow800NoNo
19088694STERNOTOMY RETRACTOR SYSTEMMarch 2025June 2025Allow200YesNo
19078434SYSTEM FOR JOINT FIXATION OF EXTREMITY BONE AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2025October 2025Allow811YesNo
19073013ANVIL ASSEMBLY AND IMPACT ASSEMBLY FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC IMPACTOR TOOLMarch 2025June 2025Allow310YesNo
19108761SERIES OF INSTRUMENTS FOR EXPOSURE OF LESIONS POSTERIOR TO TALUS DOMEMarch 2025September 2025Allow610NoNo
19054232ORTHOPEDIC SCREW AND SCREW FASTENING DEVICE FOR ORTHOPEDIC OPERATIONSFebruary 2025June 2025Allow411YesNo
19053017INTERBODY SPINAL CAGEFebruary 2025November 2025Allow900YesNo
19102511Systems For Deploying An ImplantFebruary 2025February 2026Allow1200YesNo
19048793AUTOMATIC BONE CEMENT MIXING AND INJECTION DEVICEFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19040970SURGICAL DRILL GUIDE APPARATUS AND METHODSJanuary 2025August 2025Allow711YesNo
19038961TLIF DISTRACTION AND RETRACTIONJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1300YesNo
18998988REUSABLE, CUSTOMIZABLE SHOULDER REPLACEMENT INSTRUMENTATIONJanuary 2025September 2025Allow701NoNo
19037351IMPLANTS FOR TISSUE FIXATION AND FUSIONJanuary 2025June 2025Allow410YesNo
19036488METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTIONAL GUIDANCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A PARTIAL VERTEBRECTOMY WITHIN A CERVICAL SPINEJanuary 2025August 2025Allow700YesNo
19029561Implant Device for a Tibial Plateau Leveling OsteotomyJanuary 2025August 2025Allow710YesNo
19025037Orthopedic Implant In The Form Of A Plate To Be Fixed Between Two Bone PartsJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1220YesNo
19025950SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINT REPLACEMENTJanuary 2025July 2025Allow510YesNo
19024004Plate Selection User Interface and Design Tool with DatabaseJanuary 2025July 2025Allow630YesNo
19023451LAPAROSCOPIC WORKSPACE DEVICEJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1121NoNo
19025873METHOD FOR MODELING A GLENOID SURFACE OF A SCAPULA, APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING A GLENOID COMPONENT OF A SHOULDER PROSTHESIS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A COMPONENTJanuary 2025October 2025Allow911YesNo
19021559MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY OSTEOTOMY FRAGMENT SHIFTER, STABILIZER, AND TARGETERJanuary 2025June 2025Allow511NoNo
19021690MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY OSTEOTOMY FRAGMENT SHIFTER, STABILIZER, AND TARGETERJanuary 2025May 2025Allow411NoNo
19018980SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE INCLUDING DUAL LUMEN CANNULA FOR ANCHOR INFLATION AND DEFLATIONJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1400YesNo
19015447POSTERIOR FIXATION SYSTEMS FOR SPINAL TREATMENTSJanuary 2025September 2025Allow811YesNo
19014751SURGICAL TOOLS AND METHODS OF USEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow1020YesNo
19003275MODULAR LENGTH ADJUSTABLE TUBULAR RETRACTOR AND A TUBE BREAKERDecember 2024April 2025Allow410NoNo
18991840DYNAMIC COMPRESSION IMPLANTDecember 2024May 2025Allow510YesNo
18999553Autovance Feature of an Intraosseous DeviceDecember 2024February 2026Allow1400YesNo
18990622System For Forming A Patient Specific Surgical Guide MountDecember 2024March 2026Allow1500YesNo
18987270SPINAL INTERBODY FUSION DEVICEDecember 2024March 2025Allow310YesNo
18984777SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRONE LATERAL SPINE SURGERYDecember 2024August 2025Allow811NoNo
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
18978649SETTABLE SURGICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEDecember 2024October 2025Allow1011YesNo
18874411Trajectory Guidance Of Hand-Held Surgical Tools During A Surgical ProcedureDecember 2024February 2026Allow1400NoNo
18977494Flexible Intraosseous ObturatorDecember 2024March 2026Allow1500NoNo
18975002DEVICES AND METHODS FOR BONE FIXATIONDecember 2024March 2026Allow1500YesNo
18967753SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING A BODY PART DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDUREDecember 2024June 2025Allow621NoNo
18961206SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SHOULDER IMPLANT SURGICAL GUIDENovember 2024March 2025Allow401NoNo
18958558SURGICAL RETRACTOR SYSTEM AND SNAP JOINT CLAMPNovember 2024February 2026Allow1500YesNo
18958217BONE JOINT INSERTER DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFNovember 2024February 2026Allow1400YesNo
18957663Surgical Saw Blade and Thermal Management SystemNovember 2024January 2026Allow1400YesNo
18957112Surgical Drill System With Telescoping MemberNovember 2024February 2026Allow1400NoNo
18954854CLAVICLE FIXATION SYSTEMNovember 2024March 2026Allow1500YesNo
18948750Intermaxillary Fixation Device And Method Of Using SameNovember 2024March 2026Allow1610YesNo
18947455STERNAL ASCENDER APPARATUSNovember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18947714SURGICAL INTRODUCER WITH GUIDANCE SYSTEM RECEPTACLENovember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18945271SURGICAL STAPLENovember 2024June 2025Allow821YesNo
18864566FLEXIBLE INTERBODY CAGENovember 2024November 2025Allow1200NoNo
18941265IMPLANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR LIGAMENT AND TENDON REPAIRNovember 2024September 2025Allow1000YesNo
18940917OSTEOCHONDRAL PLUG FORMING SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2024July 2025Allow811YesNo
18935917Beveled ScrewNovember 2024March 2026Allow1610YesNo
18934874METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR PRE-OPERATIVELY PLANNED SHOULDER SURGERY GUIDES AND IMPLANTSNovember 2024February 2026Allow1500YesNo
18933970HIP REPLACEMENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2024June 2025Allow810YesNo
18933463KNEE ARTHROPLASTY METHODOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18932245Drill Bit Having Roughness AreasOctober 2024September 2025Allow1111YesNo
18928481SPINAL INTERBODY FUSION DEVICEOctober 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18926216Bone Fixation System With Fasteners And A Removal Tool For Decoupling Of The FastenersOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18923809COUPLING PORTION FOR ROTARY SURGICAL CUTTING SYSTEMSOctober 2024March 2026Allow1700YesNo
18924327EXPANDABLE FUSIONS DEVICES, INSTRUMENTS, AND METHODS THEREOFOctober 2024January 2026Allow1500YesNo
18922678RETRACTING TOOL FOR ROBOTIC SURGERYOctober 2024January 2026Allow1400YesNo
18922547INTERBODY FUSION DEVICE COMPRISING TEXTURED SURFACESOctober 2024April 2025Allow620YesNo
18921787APPARATUS FOR PRESSING OUT BONE CEMENT, USE AND SYSTEMOctober 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18915550METHOD OF INSTALLING A KNEE CONE AUGMENT IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDUREOctober 2024March 2026Allow1710YesNo
18914732SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM WITH MODE SWITCHINGOctober 2024March 2026Allow1700YesNo
18912085CANNULATED SCREW LENGTH MEASUREMENT GAUGEOctober 2024November 2025Allow1300NoNo
18909070COMPLIANT ORTHOPEDIC DRIVEROctober 2024November 2025Allow1400YesNo
18905831ADJUSTABLE TRIAL SPACER SYSTEMOctober 2024January 2025Allow410YesNo
18904292OXYGEN DISPENSING LARYNGOSCOPEOctober 2024April 2025Allow710YesNo
18904709OXYGEN DISPENSING LARYNGOSCOPE SLEEVEOctober 2024January 2025Allow300YesNo
18894654METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY USING CUSTOMIZED BONE REGISTRATION GUIDESSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700YesNo
18894649SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION IMPLANTS, INSERTION INSTRUMENTS, AND METHODSSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700YesNo
18889589ORTHOPEDIC IMPACTOR TOOLSeptember 2024March 2025Allow611YesNo
18889707LOCKING SWIVEL PATELLA CLAMPSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1400YesNo
18887659Surgical Instrument System And Irrigation SleeveSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1800YesNo
18884712SURGICAL DRILL COOLING SLEEVESeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18885436IMPLANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL REPAIRSeptember 2024October 2024Allow100YesNo
18882922INTERVERTEBRAL SPACER THAT DYNAMICALLY PROMOTES BONE GROWTHSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1700YesNo
18883430SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL TOOL INSERTION USING MULTIAXIS FORCE AND MOMENT FEEDBACKSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600YesNo
18830645DISTAL TIBIAL PLATING SYSTEMSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810YesNo
18845732AUTOMATED TRANSOSSEOUS ELEMENT PLANNING FOR ORTHOPEDIC DEVICESSeptember 2024August 2025Allow1100YesNo
18828790DEPTH CONTROLLABLE AND MEASURABLE MEDICAL DRIVER DEVICES AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2024April 2025Allow720YesNo
18828756DEPTH CONTROLLABLE AND MEASURABLE MEDICAL DRIVER DEVICES AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2024February 2025Allow510YesNo
18825536Rotary Cutting Tool And Powered Handpiece Adaptor Assemblies, Systems, And Methods Of UseSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810YesNo

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
295
Examiner Affirmed
174
(59.0%)
Examiner Reversed
121
(41.0%)
Reversal Percentile
82.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 41.0% 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
1065
Allowed After Appeal Filing
337
(31.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
728
(68.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
47.3%
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, 31.6% 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 17,390 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 77.0%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3775's allowance rate of 77.0% places it in the 52% 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 1.93 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 53% percentile). The median prosecution time is 33 months (in the 39% 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 more 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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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.