Listed by the USPTO as GEIGER, RACHAEL L
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3773 3774
This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases
GEIGER, RACHAEL L has resolved 124 cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3771. The allowance rate is 82.3%, and the median time to allowance is 1018 days. Interviews are associated with an 18.3% lift in allowance rate, so counsel may consider interviews as one component of prosecution planning while accounting for the recorded pendency.
The listed companies are Boston Scientific Corporation, Cilag GmbH International, and Olympus Corporation. The listed firms are Veros Legal Solutions, LLP, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, and BakerHostetler. The docket therefore includes established medical-device applicants and counsel with experience before this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18941378 | ARTICULATION LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR END EFFECTORS AND METHODS OF USE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc |
| 18615229 | SAFETY LANCET TRANSSEPTAL NEEDLE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 19111435 | TROCAR INCLUDING CANNULA | Final Rejection | CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL |
| 18913547 | SYSTEMS FOR SETTING JAW GAP IN SURGICAL TOOL END EFFECTORS | Final Rejection | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18637604 | KNIFE DESIGNS FOR END EFFECTORS USED IN SURGICAL TOOLS | Final Rejection | CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL |
| 18361637 | CARDIAC ANCHORING SOLUTIONS | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18798672 | Medical Device Delivery System With Locking System | Non-Final OA | Evalve, Inc. |
| 19057179 | DEFLECTABLE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR IMPLANT DELIVERY | Non-Final OA | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 19072516 | CARTRIDGE SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18411596 | BENDABLE CLIP DEVICE | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 19232961 | NEEDLE HOLDER FOR ENDOSCOPE AND OPERATING METHOD OF SUTURE NEEDLE | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS CORPORATION |
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Build Your Strategy82.3% of resolved applications examined by Rachael L Geiger were allowed (124 resolved cases), compared with 65.9% across Art Unit 3771 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +18.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Rachael L Geiger took 1,018 days on average from filing to allowance.
Rachael L Geiger examines applications in Art Unit 3771 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
