Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3731 3771 4100
This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases
Kathleen Sonnett Holwerda operates within Art Unit 3731 of Tech Center 4100. She has managed 970 resolved cases, demonstrating a significant volume of experience in this specific area of patent examination. Her allowance rate stands at 68.7 percent, which serves as the primary benchmark for outcomes in her docket.
Practitioners should note the impact of personal communication on her decision-making process. The data shows an interview lift of 17.8 percent, suggesting that engaging in an interview increases the probability of securing an allowance compared to cases without such interaction. This lift is a critical factor for attorneys to consider when developing their prosecution strategy.
The timeline for reaching a final disposition is also a key metric. The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1366. This figure provides a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution cycle from filing to a successful grant. Understanding this timeframe helps in managing client expectations regarding the speed of the patenting process for the 970 resolved cases in Art Unit 3731.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18975257 | ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR EXPLOITING INTRAMURAL SPACE | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18213223 | Thrombectomy Apparatuses | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18107182 | METHODS OF TREATING VASCULAR LESIONS | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18931414 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH MULTI-FUNCTION BUTTON | Non-Final OA | Cilag GmbH International |
| 17705985 | CUTTING DEVICES FOR SUTURING TOOLS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
| 19195670 | VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICES FOR OCCLUDING BLOOD VESSELS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | Non-Final OA | STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED |
| 18855942 | BENDABLE OPTICAL TROCAR ASSEMBLY | Final Rejection | MEDTRONIC, INC. |
| 18592323 | ARTICULATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | Final Rejection | C.R. Bard, Inc. |
| 18446036 | STEERABLE AND EXPANDABLE ASPIRATION CATHETER | Non-Final OA | DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
| 18584340 | LESION RETRIEVAL DEVICE AND ATHERECTOMY DEVICE | Final Rejection | ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD. |
| 19171835 | ADVANCED ELECTRODE ARRAY INSERTION | Non-Final OA | Cochlear Limited |
| 18339584 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY AND USE METHOD | Non-Final OA | Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha |
| 18887772 | IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | MicroVention, Inc. |
| 18313305 | DEVICES FOR VASCULAR OCCLUSION | Non-Final OA | MicroVention, Inc. |
| 19193790 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INTRAOCULAR TISSUE MANIPULATION | Non-Final OA | Sight Sciences, Inc. |
| 19190952 | FORCEPS INCLUDING A PRE-LOADED HANDLE LATCH | Non-Final OA | GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA |
| 18428976 | INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY CATHETER WITH MOVABLE EMITTERS | Final Rejection | Shockwave Medical, Inc. |
| 18428752 | INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY CATHETER WITH MOVABLE EMITTERS | Non-Final OA | Shockwave Medical, Inc. |
| 18702090 | VASCULAR OCCLUSION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OCCLUDING A VESSEL | Non-Final OA | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. |
| 18546206 | A SELF-EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR ADVANCEMENT THROUGH VASCULATURE TO AN EXPANSION SITE IN A BLOOD VESSEL | Non-Final OA | ANACONDA BIOMED, S.L. |
| 18546190 | AN EXPANDABLE CLOT MOBILIZER DEVICE FOR EXTRACTION OF AN OCCLUSION FROM A BLOOD VESSEL | Final Rejection | Anaconda Biomed, S.L. |
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