Listed by the USPTO as BYRD, BRIGID K
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771
This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases
BYRD, BRIGID K is assigned to USPTO Technology Center 3700 and art unit 3771. The profile covers 329 resolved cases and reports a 71.4% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1023 days, so applicants should build a sustained prosecution schedule rather than assume a short path to disposition.
Interviews show a reported lift of 46.4%, making interview preparation a prominent strategic consideration. The listed companies are Covidien L.P., Boston Scientific Corporation, and CONMED Corporation. Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP, and Womble (previously Lewis Roca) are the identified firms. Applicants handling medical device matters should use interviews to explain claim operation, address technical distinctions, and test amendment paths before committing to narrower scope.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19258121 | JAW DRIVE ARM FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18856325 | COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS RINGS WITH ADJUSTABLE COMPRESSION PROFILE | Final Rejection | Covidien LP |
| 19083555 | BALLOON SURFACE PHOTOACOUSTIC PRESSURE WAVE GENERATION TO DISRUPT VASCULAR LESIONS | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 19029207 | ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING SYSTEM HAVING EXTERNAL INSTRUMENT CHANNEL | Non-Final OA | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18829096 | OCCLUSIVE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SEALING MEMBER | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18776691 | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE | Final Rejection | TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18722497 | DEBRIDEMENT DEVICE FOR HUMAN DISEASED TISSUE | Final Rejection | ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY |
| 18894212 | ADVANCED SHEATH PATTERNS | Final Rejection | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 19105668 | MULTI-MODALITY BALLOON CATHETER INCLUDING LITHOTRIPSY BALLOON | Non-Final OA | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 19036939 | END EFFECTOR AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | CORNERSTONE TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) LIMITED |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy71.4% of resolved applications examined by Brigid K Byrd were allowed (329 resolved cases), compared with 65.9% across Art Unit 3771 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +46.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Brigid K Byrd took 1,023 days on average from filing to allowance.
Brigid K Byrd examines applications in Art Unit 3771 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
