Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
56 pending office actions • 20 art units • 44 examiners • 0 of 56 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 67 patents granted in the last 365 days
Arthrex Inc. has 59 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The docket involves 47 examiners across 21 art units, showing broad examiner coverage with substantial technical-unit overlap. This distribution supports centralized portfolio management paired with art-unit-specific review of recurring claim and prior-art issues.
SIPP, AMY R. is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending actions. The examiner provides a focused review point for those matters, but the remaining docket is distributed across many examiners. Counsel should avoid a single-examiner strategy and maintain consistent prosecution guidance across the technical units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 5 (9%) |
| §103 only | 9 (16%) |
| §102 only | 3 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 36 (64%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIPP, AMY R. | 3 | 71.1% | +26.0% |
| OU, JING RUI | 3 | 53.5% | +51.6% |
| KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 2 | 58.2% | +37.1% |
| RAMANA, ANURADHA | 2 | 82.8% | +22.3% |
| YANG, ANDREW | 2 | 84.3% | +10.4% |
| BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE | 2 | 48.5% | +41.9% |
| GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE | 2 | 83.0% | +12.2% |
| PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D | 2 | 64.9% | +19.1% |
| JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 2 | 58.0% | +49.1% |
| NGUYEN, VI X | 2 | 85.9% | +13.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18657858 | ARTHRODESIS DEVICES FOR GENERATING AND APPLYING COMPRESSION WITHIN JOINTS | GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE | 70d |
| 18419707 | INTERFERENCE SCREWS | NGUYEN, VI X | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17897579 | SURGICAL PLANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREOPERATIVELY ASSESSING CENTER OF ROTATION DATA | RAPILLO, KRISTINE K | 17d overdue |
| 18384435 | PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR TISSUE COMPRESSION SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE | 8d overdue |
| 18353270 | MULTI-BONE PREDICTION FOR ORTHOPAEDIC PROCEDURES | ZHANG, LEI | 4d overdue |
| 18419722 | SLANTED LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS CARDIAC VALVE PROCEDURES | OU, JING RUI | 5d |
| 18232487 | ABLATION PROBE AND LUMEN FOR IMPROVED ACCESS AND FLOW | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 20d |
| 18419862 | LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | OU, JING RUI | 28d |
| 18420959 | LOCKING FERRULES WITH SIDE OPENINGS THAT PROVIDE ONE-WAY LOCKING MECHANISM | ADAM, MOHAMMED SOHAIL | 42d |
| 19324837 | IMAGE ALIGNMENT DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | TALTY, MARIA CHRISTINA | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18419722 | SLANTED LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS CARDIAC VALVE PROCEDURES | OU, JING RUI | 5d |
| 18419862 | LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | OU, JING RUI | 28d |
| 18420985 | SUTURE LOCKING DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED ONE-WAY LOCKING MECHANISMS | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 54d |
| 18657858 | ARTHRODESIS DEVICES FOR GENERATING AND APPLYING COMPRESSION WITHIN JOINTS | GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE | 70d |
| 19303659 | CANNULA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE REPAIR | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | — |
| 19243910 | SURGICAL SCREW SYSTEM | RAMANA, ANURADHA | — |
| 19137361 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND DRILL GUIDE | SIPP, AMY R. | — |
| 19098293 | GAUGE APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL TOOL | YANG, ANDREW | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 14 |
| 3775 | 11 |
| 3774 | 7 |
| 3773 | 3 |
| 3791 | 3 |
| 3794 | 3 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| 2661 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19324837 | IMAGE ALIGNMENT DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | TALTY, MARIA CHRISTINA | 3797 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 19303659 | CANNULA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE REPAIR | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19256618 | SURGICAL FIXATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 3619 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19256113 | KNOTLESS TISSUE REPAIR | KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19243910 | SURGICAL SCREW SYSTEM | RAMANA, ANURADHA | 3775 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19137361 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND DRILL GUIDE | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19194301 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR PLANNING ORTHOPAEDIC PROCEDURES | JONES, DIANA S | 3775 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19189554 | Punch Obturator | ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19098293 | GAUGE APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL TOOL | YANG, ANDREW | 3775 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19090198 | INSERTER ASSEMBLY WITH SUTURE PROTECTOR TUBING AND METHOD OF USE | BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19079752 | SOFT ANCHORS WITH SOFT EYELETS | BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE | 3771 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19074633 | STERNAL CLOSURE SYSTEMS | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19070814 | Dynamic Bone Compression | NEGRELLIRODRIGUEZ, CHRISTINA | 3773 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19059434 | Surgical Instrument and Methods of Tissue Repair | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19102550 | SMART DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES | MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN | 3791 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19048337 | ANATOMICAL MODELS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | ANTOINE, LISA HOPE | 3715 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19047046 | SCOPE POSITION AND INTERFERENCE DETECTION | PADDA, ARI SINGH KANE | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19024741 | ADJUSTABLE STRUT ASSEMBLIES FOR EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEMS | GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE | 3773 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18980274 | SURGICAL IMPACT DRIVER ADAPTORS FOR APPLYING DIRECTED TORQUE AND LINEAR IMPACT LOADS DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18921061 | INTERNAL BRACE FOR TISSUE REPAIRS AND REINFORCEMENTS | WHITE, KIA XIONG | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18897477 | MONOSCOPIC RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL REGISTRATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS | CARTER, AARON W | 2661 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18887058 | Single Tunnel Tissue Repairs and Methods | YABUT, DIANE D | 3771 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18883006 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING DIMENSION OF HARVESTED TISSUE | NGUYEN, JIMMY T | 3725 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18845568 | PATIENT SPECIFIC TOTAL TALUS FOR TOTAL ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY | YANG, ANDREW | 3775 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18842524 | ORTHOPAEDIC ALIGNMENT GUIDES AND METHODS OF REPAIR | RAMANA, ANURADHA | 3775 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18811993 | SURGICAL SYSTEMS FOR PERCUTANEOUSLY INSERTING SURGICAL DEVICES | WOODALL, NICHOLAS W | 3775 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18795369 | COUPLING APPARATUS FOR ROTARY SURGICAL TOOL | BAYNES, KEVIN J | 3678 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18783631 | Tibial Tray Suture Fixation | COCHRAN, KARI LEE | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18727371 | Total Ankle Replacement Alignment Reference Wing and Sizing Guides | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18715312 | Canine Unicompartimental Elbow Humeral Implant | PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18714218 | Anatomical Talar Component Design for Total Ankle Replacement | HIGHLAND, RACHEL S | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18714183 | Fixation Methods for Total Ankle Arthroplasty | PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18657858 | ARTHRODESIS DEVICES FOR GENERATING AND APPLYING COMPRESSION WITHIN JOINTS | GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE | 3773 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | May 08, 2024 |
| 18698595 | Wound Management Systems | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18601244 | ASSISTED SURGICAL DEVICE OPERATION FROM CAMERA FEED | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 3794 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18601238 | SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND CONTROL METHODS | EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH | 3687 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18439235 | Biological Fluid Concentration Devices and Methods of Use | BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR | 1779 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18420959 | LOCKING FERRULES WITH SIDE OPENINGS THAT PROVIDE ONE-WAY LOCKING MECHANISM | ADAM, MOHAMMED SOHAIL | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18420985 | SUTURE LOCKING DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED ONE-WAY LOCKING MECHANISMS | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 54d | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18420996 | BONE PLATES WITH ONE-WAY LOCKING MECHANISMS PROVIDED BY ATTACHABLE LOCKING FERRULES | NGUYEN, VI X | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18421257 | SUTURE LOCKING SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18420832 | LOCKING FERRULE DESIGNS FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18419707 | INTERFERENCE SCREWS | NGUYEN, VI X | 3771 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18419862 | LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | OU, JING RUI | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18420100 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS CARDIAC VALVE PROCEDURES | OU, JING RUI | 3771 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18419722 | SLANTED LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS CARDIAC VALVE PROCEDURES | OU, JING RUI | 3771 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18528986 | ELECTROSURGICAL PROBE AND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH LAYERED ELECTRODE FEATURES | GRAY, PHILLIP A | 3783 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18528996 | ELECTROSURGICAL PROBE AND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH AN ACTIVE ELECTRODE SUPPORT STRUCTURE | MOSSBROOK, WILLIAM ERIC | 3794 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18384435 | PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR TISSUE COMPRESSION SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE | 3700 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18232487 | ABLATION PROBE AND LUMEN FOR IMPROVED ACCESS AND FLOW | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 3794 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Aug 10, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialArthrex Inc. has 56 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 20 art units and 44 examiners.
Amy R. Sipp has the most, with 3 of Arthrex Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
