Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3794
This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases
Ryan T Clark serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3739. The examiner has handled 274 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 50.4 percent. This indicates a balanced outcome profile for applications. The median days to allowance is 1425, which is a significant duration for the prosecution process. Practitioners should prepare for a lengthy timeline based on this data.
Interviews show a notable benefit, with an interview lift of 18.2 percent. This suggests that direct communication may help resolve issues in the 274 resolved cases. Practitioners should account for the 1425 day median pendency when planning strategies for Art Unit 3739. The 50.4 percent allowance rate reflects the current disposition of cases. Utilizing the 18.2 percent interview lift could be a key tactic for improving prosecution efficiency.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18947767 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TREATING TISSUE | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18775319 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DELIVERY OF ELECTROSURGICAL ENERGY | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18210779 | ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18266148 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCORPORATING ULTRASONIC AND ELECTROSURGICAL FUNCTIONALITY | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18197839 | THERMAL CUTTER ASSEMBLY AND SEAL PLATE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 17914300 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS INCORPORATING ULTRASONIC AND ELECTROSURGICAL FUNCTIONALITY | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18252378 | MEDICAL DEVICES | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. |
| 18312499 | FORCE SENSITIVE MECHANISM FOR CONTACT DETECTION IN CATHETER SYSTEMS | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18304086 | ELONGATED MEDICAL NEEDLE ASSEMBLY | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited |
| 18799433 | THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Stryker Corporation |
| 18716989 | DEVICE FOR REVERSIBLY BLOCKING ACTIVITIES OF TARGET REGION AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME | Final Rejection | WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY |
| 18032442 | ARTHROSCOPIC RESECTION PROBE | Non-Final OA | Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte Limited |
| 17741869 | BI-STABLE LEVER ASSEMBLY FOR A SURGICAL TOOL | Non-Final OA | Verb Surgical Inc. |
| 18930252 | METHODS OF REDUCING ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NON-THERMAL ABLATION | Non-Final OA | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. |
| 18903195 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ABLATE CARDIAC TISSUE | Non-Final OA | Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. |
| 18641750 | END EFFECTOR HAVING ELONGATED SUPPORT MEMBER WITH CURVED ELECTRODE LANDING REGION | Non-Final OA | Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. |
| 18328253 | MEDICAL DEVICE | Final Rejection | GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA |
| 17652959 | SEGMENTED SURGICAL FORCEPS | Non-Final OA | GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA |
| 18209979 | POWER APPARATUS, CONTROL AND INVERTERS FOR ELECTROSURGERY | Final Rejection | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS |
| 17773209 | System for Use in Sealing a Portion of Pleural Layers Together | Non-Final OA | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. |
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