Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Ethicon Inc.

9 pending office actions

Portfolio Summary

9
Total Pending OAs
3
Final Rejections
6
Non-Final OAs

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18758030 Pressure Distribution Implants for Approximating Opposing Bone Edges of Sternums During Sternal Closure Procedures WEISS, JESSICA 3775 Non-Final OA Jun 28, 2024
18757997 SURGICAL CLIP REQUIRING MINIMAL CLOSURE FORCE LABRANCHE, BROOKE N 3771 Non-Final OA Jun 28, 2024
18700441 COMBINED HEMOSTATIC POWDER AND LIQUID DELIVERY DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING BLEEDING AND SEALING TISSUE AT SURGICAL SITES RWEGO, KANKINDI 3771 Non-Final OA Apr 11, 2024
18358109 Hemostatic Materials Based on Aldehyde-Functional Polysaccharides BROWE, DAVID 1617 Non-Final OA Jul 25, 2023
18048508 PLUG FOR LUNG TISSUE TRACT SEALING MCGRATH, ERIN E 3771 Non-Final OA Oct 21, 2022
17816811 SYSTEMS, KITS, AND METHODS FOR COATING SUTURES WITH MEDICINAL COMPOUNDS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO SUTURE IMPLANTATION LABRANCHE, BROOKE N 3771 Final Rejection Aug 02, 2022
17828363 CATHETER WITH CARBON DIOXIDE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES 3783 Non-Final OA May 31, 2022
17708570 Sutures with External Filament Containing A Medicant RIVERS, LINDSEY RAE 3771 Final Rejection Mar 30, 2022
17573574 BIOCOMPATIBLE, FLEXIBLE, HAEMOSTATIC SHEET LIU, TRACY 1614 Final Rejection Jan 11, 2022

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