100 pending office actions
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Status | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19266405 | ARTICULABLE MECHANISMS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS | ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA | 3618 | Non-Final OA | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19229215 | STAPLE CARTRIDGE FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | HODGE, LINDA J | 3731 | Non-Final OA | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19197926 | STAPLE CARTRIDGE FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | HODGE, LINDA J | 3731 | Non-Final OA | May 02, 2025 |
| 19088154 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TISSUE CONTACT BY AN ULTRASOUND PROBE | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | 3797 | Non-Final OA | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19068972 | AI-BASED INVENTORY PREDICTION AND OPTIMIZATION FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES | MONTICELLO, WILLIAM THOMAS | 3682 | Non-Final OA | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19064458 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMANCE OF DEPTH SENSOR AND AUXILIARY SENSOR-BASED OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEM | SAKAMOTO, COLIN T | 3798 | Non-Final OA | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 18997303 | SHAPE LOCALIZED FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT | KOLKIN, ADAM D. | 3798 | Non-Final OA | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19025076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DEVICE CONTROL WITH OPERATOR AND MOTION SENSING | SHAH, PRIYANK J | 2626 | Non-Final OA | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19022133 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION OF MULTIPLE VISION SYSTEMS | BRUTUS, JOEL F | 3797 | Non-Final OA | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19019711 | PRELOADED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INTERFACE | RUSHING, JR, BOBBY | 3618 | Non-Final OA | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19010583 | FORCE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY | 3618 | Final Rejection | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 19005422 | FLEXIBLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | TRAN, DALENA | 3657 | Non-Final OA | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19005692 | MASTER/SLAVE REGISTRATION AND CONTROL FOR TELEOPERATION | HUANG, FRANK F | 2485 | Non-Final OA | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19000109 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIFURCATED NAVIGATION CONTROL OF A MANIPULATOR CART INCLUDED WITHIN A COMPUTER-ASSISTED MEDICAL SYSTEM | LAROSE, RENEE MARIE | 3657 | Non-Final OA | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18976064 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR OR ASSOCIATED TOOL | NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI | 3656 | Non-Final OA | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18869918 | ADAPTIVE DAMPER FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED SYSTEM | BROSH, BENJAMIN J | 3658 | Non-Final OA | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18961863 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING TO A TABLE | HANNAN, B M M | 3657 | Non-Final OA | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18962441 | BEACON-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO APPLICATION FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH A MEDICAL SESSION | SIOZOPOULOS, CONSTANTINE B | 3686 | Non-Final OA | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18961213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING TISSUE | NEGRELLIRODRIGUEZ, CHRISTINA | 3773 | Non-Final OA | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18949201 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE USING A REDUCED SEARCH SPACE | TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA | 3797 | Non-Final OA | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18935961 | SURGICAL CANNULAS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING SURGICAL CANNULAS | ST CYR, DANIEL | 2876 | Final Rejection | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18934060 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE DETECTION DURING INSTRUMENT GRASPING AND STAPLING | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 3731 | Final Rejection | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18924559 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ACCESSING ENCAPSULATED TARGETS | LOUIS, RICHARD G | 3771 | Non-Final OA | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18904838 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR OR ASSOCIATED TOOL | MARC, MCDIEUNEL | 3656 | Non-Final OA | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18849165 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING AND PROVIDING NAVIGATION GUIDANCE FOR ANATOMIC LUMEN TREATMENT | EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB | 3797 | Final Rejection | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18830209 | MULTIPLE BAND PASS BAYER PATTERN FILTER | HANNETT, JAMES M | 2639 | Non-Final OA | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18821220 | SUTURING DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 3771 | Non-Final OA | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18810904 | REDUCING ENERGY BUILDUP IN SERVO-CONTROLLED MECHANISMS | PATTON, SPENCER D | 3656 | Non-Final OA | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18809504 | ACTUATION MECHANISMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | HODGE, LINDA J | 3731 | Non-Final OA | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18808518 | SUTURING NEEDLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 3771 | Non-Final OA | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18800636 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AUTO-EXPOSURE OF IMAGE FRAMES DEPICTING SIGNAL CONTENT AGAINST A DARKENED BACKGROUND | GARCES-RIVERA, ANGEL L | 2637 | Non-Final OA | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18795588 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH FLEXIBLE SHAFT | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | Non-Final OA | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18794855 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRAINING A VIRTUAL REALITY SURGICAL SYSTEM | MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L | 2612 | Non-Final OA | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18773097 | DETECTING AND REPRESENTING ANATOMICAL FEATURES OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE | CHOW, JEFFREY J | 2618 | Non-Final OA | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18756906 | MACHINE LEARNING BASED MEDICAL PROCEDURE ANALYSIS WITH INTERPRETABLE MODEL CONFIDENCE RANKINGS | HAMILTON, MATTHEW L | 3682 | Final Rejection | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18741061 | INSERT GUIDE MEMBERS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | OUYANG, BO | 3794 | Non-Final OA | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18664888 | COMPACT MECHANISM FOR SURGICAL TABLE MOTION | GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL | 3673 | Final Rejection | May 15, 2024 |
| 18647595 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY RIGIDIZING A FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT | STARKEY, OLIVIA GRACE | 3795 | Non-Final OA | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18704649 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MATERIAL PROPERTY VALUES FOR A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL MODEL OF AN ANATOMICAL OBJECT | PRINGLE-PARKER, JASON A | 2617 | Non-Final OA | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18643081 | DEVICES FOR INSTRUMENT USE RECORDING, DEVICES FOR RECORDING INSTRUMENT REPROCESSING EVENTS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 3731 | Non-Final OA | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18703590 | SYSTEMS AND INTERFACES FOR COMPUTER-BASED INTERNAL BODY STRUCTURE ASSESSMENT | JOHNSON-CALDERON, FRANK J | 2425 | Non-Final OA | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18641144 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | 3797 | Final Rejection | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18702489 | FORCE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS USING PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS | ESTREMSKY, SHERRY LYNN | 3655 | Non-Final OA | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18699388 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING GUIDANCE SYSTEMS FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY PROCEDURES, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS | KLEIN, BROOKE L | 3797 | Non-Final OA | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18696292 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGET NODULE IDENTIFICATION | WOLFSON, ETHAN NOAH | 2673 | Non-Final OA | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18693314 | NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE FOR AN INSTRUMENT | GALERA, PATRICK PAUL CONTRER | 2617 | Final Rejection | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18595803 | TELESCOPING CANNULA ARM | SCHERBEL, TODD J | 3771 | Non-Final OA | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18592922 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR KEYPOINT DETECTION AND TRACKING-BY-PREDICTION FOR MULTIPLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | MALDONADO, STEVEN | 3797 | Final Rejection | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18590526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ON-DEMAND FUNCTIONALITY DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ | 3795 | Non-Final OA | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18442954 | CAPACITIVE SENSING OF HAND PRESENCE AT CONTROL INPUT DEVICE | HE, AMY | 2858 | Non-Final OA | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18684105 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING STRING MANIPULATION | BULLINGTON, ROBERT P | 3715 | Non-Final OA | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18442742 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL | MANUEL, GEORGE C | 3792 | Non-Final OA | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18410861 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFFSCREEN INDICATION OF INSTRUMENTS IN A TELEOPERATIONAL MEDICAL SYSTEM | SHAFQAT, AMY JEANETTE | 3798 | Non-Final OA | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18545544 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELEOPERATED SURGERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | 3771 | Non-Final OA | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18537354 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POINT OF INTERACTION DISPLAYS IN A TELEOPERATIONAL ASSEMBLY | EISEMAN, LYNSEY C | 3796 | Non-Final OA | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18535819 | TENSION CONTROL IN ACTUATION OF MULTI-JOINT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS | OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY | 3657 | Non-Final OA | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 18510193 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS FOR ABLATION OR ELECTROPORATION INCLUDING AN EXPANDABLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STYLET AND METHODS OF USE | GANAN-SINGH, CHRISTINA MERAIAH | 3794 | Non-Final OA | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18510019 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS FOR ABLATION OR ELECTROPORATION INCLUDING A REMOVABLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STYLET AND METHODS OF USE | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 3794 | Non-Final OA | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18490860 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SUTURING | NGUYEN, VI X | 3771 | Non-Final OA | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18556581 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR SURGICAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT | BACA, MATTHEW WALTER | 2857 | Non-Final OA | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18491494 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAULT REACTION MECHANISMS FOR MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS | IP, JASON M | 3797 | Non-Final OA | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18553058 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SUTURING PROCEDURES | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 3771 | Non-Final OA | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18457043 | AXIAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A FLEXIBLE ELONGATE DEVICE | MEHTA, BHISMA | 3783 | Final Rejection | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18270189 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CREATING UNIFORM ILLUMINATION | WOO, JAE KYUN | 3795 | Non-Final OA | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18266770 | FLUORESCENCE EVALUATION APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | ALABI, OYELEYE A | 1797 | Non-Final OA | Jun 12, 2023 |
| 18255352 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND EVALUATING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | LAGOY, KYRA RAND | 3685 | Final Rejection | May 31, 2023 |
| 18255314 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING A MEDICAL ENVIRONMENT | EDOUARD, PATRICIA KELLY | 3682 | Non-Final OA | May 31, 2023 |
| 18326567 | TECHNIQUES FOR ADJUSTING A HEADREST OF A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SYSTEM | KASENGE, CHARLES R | 2116 | Non-Final OA | May 31, 2023 |
| 18255336 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL REALITY GUIDANCE | LE, SARAH | 2614 | Final Rejection | May 31, 2023 |
| 18255062 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SYNTHETIC INDICATORS IN A USER INTERFACE FOR A ROBOT-ASSISTED SYSTEM | STATZ, BENJAMIN TOM | 2611 | Final Rejection | May 30, 2023 |
| 18254670 | CONTROL OF MEDICAL FUNCTION UNITS, RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | HALL, DEANNA K | 3783 | Non-Final OA | May 26, 2023 |
| 18038902 | MEDICAL DEVICE INSUFFLATION ADAPTOR | ULSH, DUNG T | 3783 | Non-Final OA | May 25, 2023 |
| 18038414 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ELECTROPOLISHED TUNGSTEN CABLE | SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA | 3792 | Final Rejection | May 23, 2023 |
| 18252435 | TENSION CONTROL OF NONSYMMETRICAL FLEXIBLE DEVICES | BOICE, JAMES EDWARD | 3795 | Non-Final OA | May 10, 2023 |
| 18035993 | MULTI-VIEW MEDICAL ACTIVITY RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M | 2661 | Non-Final OA | May 09, 2023 |
| 18035989 | VISIBILITY METRICS IN MULTI-VIEW MEDICAL ACTIVITY RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | CHEN, CHIA WEI A | 2637 | Non-Final OA | May 09, 2023 |
| 18034644 | MEDICAL DEVICE USER CONTROL SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC SURGEON ANTI-STAGNATION SYSTEM | HOLWERDA, STEPHEN | 3656 | Non-Final OA | Apr 28, 2023 |
| 18177161 | SURGICAL TRAINING MODEL INCLUDING A SIMULATED HUMAN UTERUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | ANTOINE, LISA HOPE | 3715 | Final Rejection | Mar 02, 2023 |
| 18101503 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WRIST | SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA | 3792 | Non-Final OA | Jan 25, 2023 |
| 18014467 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DISCOUNTING AN OBJECT WHILE MANAGING AUTO-EXPOSURE OF IMAGE FRAMES DEPICTING THE OBJECT | GARCES-RIVERA, ANGEL L | 2637 | Non-Final OA | Jan 04, 2023 |
| 18010798 | TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTIVE JOINT FLOATING IN A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SYSTEM | KARWAN, SIHAR A | 3658 | Final Rejection | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 17968235 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REGISTRATION FOR IMAGE-GUIDED PROCEDURES | BOR, HELENE CATHERINE | 3797 | Final Rejection | Oct 18, 2022 |
| 17913770 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTERING AN INSTRUMENT TO AN IMAGE USING POINT CLOUD DATA AND ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE DATA | BURKE, TIONNA M | 2178 | Non-Final OA | Sep 22, 2022 |
| 17911290 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING AUTOMATED OPERATION OF A DEVICE IN A SURGICAL SPACE | BARNES JR, CARL E | 2178 | Final Rejection | Sep 13, 2022 |
| 17800524 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION FEATURE INTEGRITY CHECKING | BUKSA, CHRISTOPHER ALLEN | 3658 | Non-Final OA | Aug 17, 2022 |
| 17798209 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COUPLING A CABLE TO A MEDICAL DEVICE | MULLINS, JESSICA LYNN | 3792 | Final Rejection | Aug 08, 2022 |
| 17738947 | CATHETER CONTROL SYSTEMS | HENDERSON, RYAN N | 3795 | Final Rejection | May 06, 2022 |
| 17712370 | SIDE LOOKING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY | HENDERSON, RYAN N | 3795 | Final Rejection | Apr 04, 2022 |
| 17764896 | SINGLE PORT INSTRUMENT ACCESS DEVICE | KU, SI MING | 3775 | Final Rejection | Mar 29, 2022 |
| 17634024 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMANCE OF EXTERNAL BODY WALL DATA AND INTERNAL DEPTH DATA-BASED PERFORMANCE OF OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEM | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | 3798 | Non-Final OA | Feb 09, 2022 |
| 17591490 | FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT WITH NESTED CONDUITS | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | Non-Final OA | Feb 02, 2022 |
| 17623575 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED ENDOLUMINAL THERMAL LIQUID TREATMENT | ZIEGLER, ABIGAIL M | 3794 | Final Rejection | Dec 28, 2021 |
| 17471418 | SYSTEMS FOR COUPLING AND STORING AN IMAGING INSTRUMENT | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | Non-Final OA | Sep 10, 2021 |
| 17434519 | AUXILIARY FUNCTION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | BROWN, KYLE MARTZ | 3794 | Non-Final OA | Aug 27, 2021 |
| 17277414 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR DEFINING AN ANATOMICAL BOUNDARY | CWERN, JONATHAN | 3797 | Final Rejection | Mar 18, 2021 |
| 17203326 | IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT IN A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | CHOU, WILLIAM B | 3795 | Non-Final OA | Mar 16, 2021 |
| 17159764 | SURGICAL SYSTEM INSTRUMENT MANIPULATOR | BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | 3796 | Non-Final OA | Jan 27, 2021 |
| 17260597 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH REDUCED CAPACITANCE, RELATED DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | DUBOSE, LAUREN | 3771 | Final Rejection | Jan 15, 2021 |
| 16858121 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING FLUX SUPPLY PATHS | OUYANG, BO | 3794 | Final Rejection | Apr 24, 2020 |
| 16625709 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH COMPLIANT ELASTOMERIC ELECTRODE | TEMPLETON, MARINA DELANEY | 3794 | Final Rejection | Dec 21, 2019 |
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