Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
70 pending office actions • 25 art units • 57 examiners • 0 of 70 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 159 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 30 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. 30 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 only | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 6 (9%) |
| §103 only | 34 (49%) |
| §102 only | 7 (10%) |
| §112 only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 17 (24%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 4 | 58.3% | +36.8% |
| MENSH, ANDREW J | 3 | 64.0% | +19.3% |
| WENG, KAI H | 3 | 70.2% | +17.3% |
| KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN | 2 | 61.8% | +29.6% |
| WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | 2 | 80.7% | +17.6% |
| LEWIS, KIM M | 2 | 73.9% | +12.8% |
| WILLSE, DAVID H | 2 | 67.6% | +13.2% |
| MALDONADO, STEVEN | 2 | 30.4% | +46.2% |
| RASSAVONG, ERIC | 2 | 71.1% | +34.9% |
| DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A | 1 | 63.6% | +20.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19177931 | BONE PUNCH INSTRUMENT | WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17883024 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANT SURFACE MATCHING FOR JOINT REVISION SURGERY | MALDONADO, STEVEN | 72d overdue |
| 17428348 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEM TO IMPROVE PATELLAR PERFORMANCE | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 46d overdue |
| 18099414 | MODULAR AND DEPTH-SENSING SURGICAL HANDPIECE | PATEL, NIKETA I | 37d overdue |
| 18276722 | Methods and Systems for Planning and Performing Implant Surgery | PATEL, SHERYL GOPAL | 24d overdue |
| 17978289 | KNOTLESS ANCHOR DRIVE SYSTEM | MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN | 15d overdue |
| 18637628 | BONE PLATE | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 9d |
| 17915778 | WOUND CARE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF | GULLEDGE, BRIAN M | 14d |
| 18252492 | DATA OWNERSHIP COMPLIANCE SOLUTION | BALAJ, ANTHONY MICHAEL | 39d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18081063 | BIOCOMPATIBLE ENCAPSULATION AND COMPONENT STRESS RELIEF FOR SENSOR ENABLED NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DRESSINGS | KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN | 79d overdue |
| 17883024 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANT SURFACE MATCHING FOR JOINT REVISION SURGERY | MALDONADO, STEVEN | 72d overdue |
| 17794518 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-STAGE ROBOTIC ASSISTED BONE PREPARATION FOR CEMENTLESS IMPLANTS | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 56d overdue |
| 17428348 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEM TO IMPROVE PATELLAR PERFORMANCE | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 46d overdue |
| 18224352 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE DRESSING AND METHOD OF USING SAME | LEWIS, KIM M | 15d overdue |
| 18285563 | INTELLIGENT DISPOSABLE DEVICES FOR WOUND THERAPY AND TREATMENT | MENSH, ANDREW J | 7d |
| 18637628 | BONE PLATE | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 9d |
| 19336208 | WOUND DRESSING AND METHOD OF USE | MENSH, ANDREW J | 12d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3781 | 13 |
| 3771 | 7 |
| 3775 | 6 |
| 3797 | 4 |
| 3786 | 3 |
| 3794 | 3 |
| 3774 | 3 |
| 3783 | 2 |
| 1613 | 2 |
| 1615 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19336208 | WOUND DRESSING AND METHOD OF USE | MENSH, ANDREW J | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 18966612 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING BIOCOMPATIBLE ENCAPSULATION TO SENSOR ENABLED WOUND MONITORING AND THERAPY DRESSINGS | DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A | 3786 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18893837 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND TREATMENT APPARATUSES AND METHODS WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS | HAN, SETH | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18793593 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND TREATMENT APPARATUSES AND METHODS WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS | MARCETICH, ADAM M | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18767430 | ANTIMICROBIAL OR WOUND CARE MATERIALS, DEVICES AND USES | PALENIK, JEFFREY T | 1615 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18745033 | SENSOR ENABLED NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND MONITORING APPARATUS WITH DIFFERENT IMPEDANCES INKS | MENSH, ANDREW J | 3781 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18215076 | REDUCED PRESSURE THERAPY APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF USING SAME | DAKKAK, JIHAD | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18081063 | BIOCOMPATIBLE ENCAPSULATION AND COMPONENT STRESS RELIEF FOR SENSOR ENABLED NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DRESSINGS | KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 79d overdue | Pending | Dec 14, 2022 |
| 17956008 | WOUND DRESSING | YANG, CHENG FONG | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 19328950 | POROUS STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME | SMITH, CATHERINE P | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2025 |
| 19194479 | SLOTTED CANULLA FOR ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY | DANG, ANH TIEU | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19021822 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR IMPLANTATION OF BIOLOGIC CONSTRUCTS | KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D | 3771 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18953827 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BONE JOINT LAXITY | WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | 3775 | §101§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18923338 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING REDUCED PRESSURE THERAPY | WENG, KAI H | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18805986 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NEGATIVE PRESSURE TO A NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY BANDAGE | WENG, KAI H | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18790445 | FIXATION-FREE ROBOTIC SURGERY | YANG, ANDREW | 3775 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18768382 | ANATOMICALLY RELIEVED AUGMENTS | DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18667369 | STABLE THERMOLYSIN HYDROGEL | BOWERS, ERIN M | 1653 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18645163 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTINUAL DRAINAGE IN NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY | SU, SUSAN SHAN | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18637628 | BONE PLATE | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18224352 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE DRESSING AND METHOD OF USING SAME | LEWIS, KIM M | 3786 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Jul 20, 2023 |
| 18213345 | SURFACE ALLOYED MEDICAL IMPLANT | WILLSE, DAVID H | 1733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18136178 | CONTROL ARCHITECTURE FOR REDUCED PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY APPARATUS | KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 16614667 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF AN IMPLANT FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY | LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P | 3791 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2019 |
| 19293459 | TARGETING SYSTEM FOR A PERIPROSTHETIC BONE PLATE | SHIRSAT, MARCELA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19177931 | BONE PUNCH INSTRUMENT | WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2025 |
| 19070951 | SOFT ANCHORING TISSUE REPAIR ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19099949 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING A PATELLA REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE | ZAMAN, SADARUZ | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 18982472 | SMART, VIDEO-BASED JOINT DISTRACTOR POSITIONING SYSTEM | LI, JOHN DENNY | 3798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18937245 | ALL-SUTURE KNOTLESS MENISCAL REPAIR CONSTRUCT | LE, KHOA TAN | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18916101 | SURGICAL IMPACTOR | SAHAND, SANA | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18806552 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | WENG, KAI H | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18655704 | TEMPLATE FOR TIBIAL BASEPLATE REMOVAL | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18705662 | PATELLA CLAMP AND PATELLA TRACKING SYSTEM | KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI | 3797 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18637796 | METHOD OF GRAFT PREPARATION | SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN | 3771 | §112 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18697037 | BONE REAMER VIDEO BASED NAVIGATION | MALDONADO, STEVEN | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18687502 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A FEMORAL ARRAY CLAMP | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 147d overdue | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18555935 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS TO THE NASAL CAVITY USING IONTOPHORESIS | HARRIS, WESLEY G | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18471677 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROL OF CONDUCTIVE FLUID DURING COAGULATION | DELLA, JAYMI E | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 18276722 | Methods and Systems for Planning and Performing Implant Surgery | PATEL, SHERYL GOPAL | 3685 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 24d overdue | Pending | Aug 10, 2023 |
| 18252492 | DATA OWNERSHIP COMPLIANCE SOLUTION | BALAJ, ANTHONY MICHAEL | 3682 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18032442 | ARTHROSCOPIC RESECTION PROBE | CLARK, RYAN T | 3794 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 18099414 | MODULAR AND DEPTH-SENSING SURGICAL HANDPIECE | PATEL, NIKETA I | 3700 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 37d overdue | Pending | Jan 20, 2023 |
| 17978289 | KNOTLESS ANCHOR DRIVE SYSTEM | MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Nov 01, 2022 |
| 17883024 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANT SURFACE MATCHING FOR JOINT REVISION SURGERY | MALDONADO, STEVEN | 3797 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 72d overdue | Pending | Aug 08, 2022 |
| 17875114 | BIOACTIVE SCAFFOLD AUGMENTATION FOR ACL RECONSTRUCTION | DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | 46d | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17631249 | ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT | WILLSE, DAVID H | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jan 28, 2022 |
| 17595679 | WET JET DEBRIDEMENT AND WOUND BED PREPARATION | GONZALEZ, LEI NMN | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2021 |
| 19229152 | METHODS FOR IMPROVED SURGICAL PLANNING USING MACHINE LEARNING AND DEVICES THEREOF | FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL | 3687 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19090677 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECALLING TRACKING INFORMATION VIA APPLIED LANDMARKS | PEHLKE, CAROLYN A | 3799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19047776 | AUGMENTED REALITY IN ARTHROPLASTY SURGERY | SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH M | 3797 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 18614884 | MARKER BASED OPTICAL 3D TRACKING SYSTEM CALIBRATION | TUCKER, WESLEY J | 2661 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18269714 | SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR CUTTING WITH NAVIGATED ASSISTANCE | LYNCH, ROBERT A | 3771 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Jun 26, 2023 |
| 18030957 | AUTOMATIC PATELLAR TRACKING IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Apr 07, 2023 |
| 17794518 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-STAGE ROBOTIC ASSISTED BONE PREPARATION FOR CEMENTLESS IMPLANTS | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d overdue | Pending | Jul 21, 2022 |
| 17758857 | ARTICULATING SHAFT OF A SURGICAL DEVICE | DUBOSE, LAUREN | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Jul 14, 2022 |
| 17428348 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEM TO IMPROVE PATELLAR PERFORMANCE | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Aug 04, 2021 |
| 17272496 | ROBOTIC ASSISTED LIGAMENT GRAFT PLACEMENT AND TENSIONING | NGUYEN, PHU K | 2616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Mar 01, 2021 |
| 18712659 | SOFT-START MECHANISM FOR WOUND MONITORING AND TREATMENT DEVICES | BERHANE, ADOLF D | 3781 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18698601 | WOUND DRESSING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE AND PREPARATION THEROF | ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S | 1613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18577528 | REDUCED PRESSURE APPARATUSES AND METHODS | LEWIS, KIM M | 3786 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18285563 | INTELLIGENT DISPOSABLE DEVICES FOR WOUND THERAPY AND TREATMENT | MENSH, ANDREW J | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18269935 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DEVICES | DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18027861 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FABRIC FOR A WOUND DRESSING | RASSAVONG, ERIC | 3781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 86d | Pending | Mar 22, 2023 |
| 18100910 | REDUCED PRESSURE THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PATIENT MOVEMENT | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2023 |
| 17915778 | WOUND CARE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF | GULLEDGE, BRIAN M | 1699 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17785819 | MONITORING AND THERAPY DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SAME | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Jun 15, 2022 |
| 17768416 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAIRING WITH WOUND THERAPY DEVICES | RASSAVONG, ERIC | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2022 |
| 17767257 | SAFETY CIRCUITS FOR IMAGING WITH SENSOR INTEGRATED DRESSINGS AND SYSTEMS | LEE, WOO KYUNG | 2815 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Apr 07, 2022 |
| 17294979 | METHOD OF IMMOBILISING A PROTEIN ON A SUBSTRATE | BERRIOS, JENNIFER A | 1613 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | May 18, 2021 |
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