Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
13 pending office actions • 8 art units • 13 examiners • 0 of 13 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 19 patents granted in the last 365 days
Orthosoft ULC has 11 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are assigned to 11 distinct examiners. The portfolio involves 7 distinct art units. GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L is the busiest examiner and is responsible for 1 pending office action. The one-to-one ratio of 11 pending office actions to 11 distinct examiners means that every case is being reviewed by a different individual.
The 7 distinct art units indicate that the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering filings are spread across several technical groups. GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L handles 1 of the 11 pending office actions. Practitioners must be prepared for 11 different examination styles across the 7 distinct art units. The 7 distinct art units suggest that the company's research spans several related sub-disciplines. Each of the 11 distinct examiners will provide a unique perspective on the claims.
The Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area is the focus of all 11 pending office actions. Because there are 7 distinct art units, some units are handling multiple applications for the company. This can provide a more cohesive understanding of those specific art units' requirements. The 11 distinct examiners will each provide their own feedback on the technical disclosures. GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 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. 3 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 | 2 (15%) |
| §103 only | 4 (31%) |
| §102 only | 1 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (38%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (8%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | 1 | 80.6% | +17.2% |
| GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L | 1 | 57.5% | +40.3% |
| COLEY, ZADE JAMES | 1 | 72.3% | +26.0% |
| TORRES, JUAN A | 1 | 87.4% | +12.6% |
| EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O | 1 | 74.8% | +4.4% |
| EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB | 1 | 50.0% | +63.3% |
| YANG, YI-SHAN | 1 | 70.4% | +53.0% |
| CHANG, OLIVIA C | 1 | 84.6% | +13.1% |
| TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 1 | 68.2% | +19.1% |
| MORONESO, JONATHAN DREW | 1 | 53.1% | +34.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19305712 | INSTRUMENTS FOR ROBOTIC KNEE REVISION | WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17977776 | ADAPTOR FOR ROBOTICALLY- GUIDED HIP CUP IMPACTION | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 15d |
| 18052024 | ON-BONE ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY | HANNA, SAMUEL SALEEB | 28d |
| 19243361 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SURGICAL HARDWARE | GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L | — |
| 19085862 | END EFFECTOR FOR ROBOTIC SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY | COLEY, ZADE JAMES | — |
| 18931295 | INTRAOPERATIVE INTERFACING METHOD FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY SYSTEM | YANG, YI-SHAN | — |
| 18662290 | METHODS FOR ALIGNING SENSOR-ENABLED PROSTHESIS DURING ROBOTICALLY-ASSISTED ARTHROPLASTY | CHANG, OLIVIA C | — |
| 18101324 | WIRELESSLY POWERED SENSORS FOR ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS | MORONESO, JONATHAN DREW | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19305712 | INSTRUMENTS FOR ROBOTIC KNEE REVISION | WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | — |
| 19243361 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SURGICAL HARDWARE | GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L | — |
| 19085862 | END EFFECTOR FOR ROBOTIC SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY | COLEY, ZADE JAMES | — |
| 19055638 | TRACKING SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIZED COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY | TORRES, JUAN A | — |
| 18962555 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRAOPERATIVE ANATOMICAL IMAGING | EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB | — |
| 18931295 | INTRAOPERATIVE INTERFACING METHOD FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY SYSTEM | YANG, YI-SHAN | — |
| 18662290 | METHODS FOR ALIGNING SENSOR-ENABLED PROSTHESIS DURING ROBOTICALLY-ASSISTED ARTHROPLASTY | CHANG, OLIVIA C | — |
| 18404662 | DIGITAL BALL POINT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY SMART IMPLANT | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3775 | 5 |
| 3683 | 1 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 3774 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| 2611 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19305712 | INSTRUMENTS FOR ROBOTIC KNEE REVISION | WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | 3775 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 19243361 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SURGICAL HARDWARE | GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L | 3683 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2025 |
| 19085862 | END EFFECTOR FOR ROBOTIC SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY | COLEY, ZADE JAMES | 3775 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19055638 | TRACKING SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIZED COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY | TORRES, JUAN A | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 18972190 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOVEMENT OF ROBOT IN ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY | EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18962555 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRAOPERATIVE ANATOMICAL IMAGING | EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18931295 | INTRAOPERATIVE INTERFACING METHOD FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY SYSTEM | YANG, YI-SHAN | 3798 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18662290 | METHODS FOR ALIGNING SENSOR-ENABLED PROSTHESIS DURING ROBOTICALLY-ASSISTED ARTHROPLASTY | CHANG, OLIVIA C | 3775 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18404662 | DIGITAL BALL POINT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY SMART IMPLANT | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18101324 | WIRELESSLY POWERED SENSORS FOR ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS | MORONESO, JONATHAN DREW | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2023 |
| 18052024 | ON-BONE ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY | HANNA, SAMUEL SALEEB | 3775 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
| 17977776 | ADAPTOR FOR ROBOTICALLY- GUIDED HIP CUP IMPACTION | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Oct 31, 2022 |
| 17376676 | AUGMENTED REALITY BONE LANDMARK DISPLAY | LIU, ZHENGXI | 2611 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialOrthosoft ULC has 13 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 8 art units and 13 examiners.
Jr, Larry E Waggle has the most, with 1 of Orthosoft ULC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
