Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19378332 | Apertured Multilayer Balloon Catheter System | November 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19330007 | Multi-Function Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Approximating, Ligating and Fixating Soft Tissue | September 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19330687 | SURGICAL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLED ANCHORING IN THE INTESTINE | September 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19312237 | Drill Bit-Having Bone Condensation Technique | August 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19301242 | Advanced 3-Way Steering | August 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19292419 | SUTURING PROCEDURE | August 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19289998 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH RING RETAINER AND TWIST-IN-PLACE PRESSURE INSERT | August 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 19279781 | CATHETER SYSTEM WITH HIGHLY FLEXIBLE DISTAL PORTION FOR DISTAL ACCESS AND/OR CLOT REMOVAL | July 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19278532 | INTERVERTEBRAL MEMBERS AND METHODS OF USING A BONE REINFORCING COMPOSITION FOR RETAINING THE INTERVERTEBRAL MEMBERS | July 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19278211 | METHODS OF MAKING VAVLULAR DEVICES | July 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19276255 | ILLUMINATED MEDICAL DEVICES | July 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19276346 | ILLUMINATED MEDICAL DEVICES | July 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19274719 | PIVOT FASTENER FOR BONE/CRANIOPLASTY IMPLANTS AND PROSTHESIS | July 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19275040 | Additive Manufacturing on Machined Assembled Parts | July 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19274513 | INTRAMEDULLARY BONE FIXATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | July 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19273956 | Circulatory Support System | July 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19272751 | RECEIVING PART OF A BONE ANCHORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE RECEIVING PART AND AT LEAST ONE INSTRUMENT | July 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19271062 | Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Passing Suture Through Soft Tissue | July 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19269563 | HANDHELD VISE FOR DENTAL CROWNS | July 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19268611 | SURGICAL GUIDEWIRE DEVICE AND SUTURE FIXATION SYSTEM | July 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19266836 | LOAD-BEARING SKIN AND BONE INTEGRATED PYLON WITH HERMETICALLY SEALED NEURAL INTERFACE | July 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19265048 | Systems And Methods For Spinal Fixation | July 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19264902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING A BODY PART DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | July 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19264343 | METATARSAL IMPLANT | July 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19263650 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORMING A KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | July 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19145726 | TARSOMETATARSAL JOINT ARTHRODESIS TOOLS AND RELATED METHODS FOR BUNION CORRECTION | July 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19257087 | SPINE SURGERY METHODS AND DEVICES | July 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19251959 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY OSTEOTOMY FRAGMENT SHIFTER, STABILIZER, AND TARGETER | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19246582 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for a Valve Replacement | June 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19244937 | EMULSIFICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CRYSTALLINE LENS REMOVAL | June 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19244666 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARDIAC VALVE REPAIR | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19241649 | VACUUM ASSISTED OCCLUSION OF THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE | June 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19240631 | IMPLANT WITH INTRAMEDULLARY PORTION AND EXTRAMEDULLARY PORTION | June 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19240331 | BONE INSERT AUGMENT AND OFFSET METHOD | June 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19239617 | TOOL FOR MACULAR ELEVATION | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19237387 | DENTAL APPARATUS, DENTAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE DENTAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE DENTAL ASSEMBLY | June 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19236848 | OCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19236202 | HANDLE ADAPTER AND KIT FOR LIMB DIFFERENCES | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 8 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19234723 | ANCHOR DEVICE FOR BONE IMPLANTATION DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES | June 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19234810 | ANCHOR DEVICE FOR BONE IMPLANTATION DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES | June 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19233527 | PACIFIER WITH COUPLING MECHANISM | June 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19232555 | SYSTEM FOR RESIDUAL LIMBS OF AMPUTEES | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19231241 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC IMPLANT DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND PLATFORM WITH CLINICAL AND THIRD-PARTY DATA ACQUISITION | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19227895 | Device for Fixating Orthopedic Injury | June 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19225919 | TRANSCATHETER GROWTH DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NORWOOD, GLENN AND FONTAN THERAPY | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19224346 | SUTURE PASSER DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19223433 | SYSTEM, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS IN BODY LUMENS | May 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19223637 | Adjustable External Fixator and Fixator Kit for Angle Correction of a Bone | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19224317 | KNEE REPLACEMENT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19222186 | INTRACRANIAL STENT AND METHOD FOR INTRACRANIAL STENT | May 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19220036 | HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOF | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19220020 | HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOF | May 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19218355 | HAIR WEFT AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOF | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19217972 | Infusion Catheter and Balloon Catheter System and Method | May 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19216849 | CONVERTIBLE STEM/FRACTURE STEM | May 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19214880 | AXIAL LENGTHENING THROMBUS CAPTURE SYSTEM | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19214915 | AXIAL LENGTHENING THROMBUS CAPTURE SYSTEM | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19215247 | GLUE-FREE ARTIFICIAL EYELASH PRODUCT PRODUCED BY ULTRASONIC WELDING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORE | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19214919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING HYPERINFLATION AND ASSOCIATED COMPLICATIONS IN LUNG REGIONS | May 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19213354 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR INTRALUMINAL PUNCTURING | May 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 19210219 | ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY DEVICES AND METHODS | May 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19210993 | SURGICAL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLED ANCHORING IN THE INTESTINE | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19210212 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT, AND POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE | May 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19209750 | STENT FOR TIPS SURGERY | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19205207 | COMPUTER-BASED PLATFORMS FOR IMPLEMENTING A WEIGHT-BASED PERSONALIZED IMPLANT PLANNING DURING A TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 19203515 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES | May 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19200757 | HAND-HELD PISTOL-SHAPED MULTI-ANGLE BENDING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19201510 | ORTHOPEDIC ROTARY TOOL | May 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19200521 | INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS | May 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19198446 | Prophy Angle with Splatter Guard | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19196538 | EXPANDABLE INTERBODY | May 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19191088 | SIDE-TO-END ANASTOMOTIC COUPLER | April 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19191740 | SCANNING BODY | April 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19189888 | METHODS FOR FORMING A TUNNEL IN BONE | April 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19189216 | MAGNETIC HYDROGEL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND NON-INVASIVE SKIN MECHANICAL LOADING DEVICE | April 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19186982 | HANDHELD VISE FOR DENTAL CROWNS | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19186940 | IMPLANT DELIVERY | April 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19187604 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FOLDED UNIBODY HEART VALVE STENTS | April 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19186260 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS TO TREAT CHRONIC BRONCHITIS | April 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19185797 | IMPLANT DELIVERY | April 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19185758 | IMPLANT DELIVERY | April 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19185761 | IMPLANT DELIVERY | April 2025 | December 2025 | Abandon | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 19186213 | SAW BLADE FOR USE IN PERFORMING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | April 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 19185020 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS TO TREAT CHRONIC BRONCHITIS | April 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19184064 | BIOACTIVE IMPLANT | April 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19183357 | SURGICAL NEEDLE HOLDER AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19182476 | CONTROL METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19180544 | DEVICES, TREATMENTS AND METHODS TO RESTORE TISSUE ELASTIC RECOIL | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19180391 | SELF-LOCKING TOURNIQUET | April 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19180979 | CONTINUOUS WEFT HAIR EXTENSION DISPENSING DEVICE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19179942 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS TO ASSIST IN PRECISE STENT POSITIONING AT THE OSTIUM OF A BLOOD VESSEL | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19178260 | Mandibular reconstruction systems and methods | April 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19172712 | IMPLANTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING FLEXIBLE NEURAL ELECTRODE | April 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19173802 | DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR VALVE REPAIR | April 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19173740 | PROSTHETIC SOCKET | April 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19171315 | Percutaneous Catheter Directed Intravascular Occlusion Devices | April 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 4 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19171019 | ALL-SUTURE ANCHOR | April 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19170999 | CONTROL OF IVL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19169790 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHOR | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19169240 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES | April 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 3770.
With a 41.8% 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.
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, 29.9% 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 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.
Group 3770 is part of Technology Center 3700. This group has examined 79,729 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 70.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Applications in Group 3770 receive an average of 2.17 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 35 months.
This group-level data aggregates statistics across multiple art units. For more targeted prosecution strategies, review the individual art unit and examiner statistics within this group.
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