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Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774 3783
This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases
Ann M. Hu works in Art Unit 3774 of Tech Center 3700. The examiner has 952 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 67.8%. This indicates the frequency with which applications reach allowance. The median days to allowance is 1366, which is a significant factor for applicants to consider. With 952 resolved cases, the data provides a very reliable statistical profile.
The interview lift is 21.6%, suggesting that interviews are a helpful strategy for improving the 67.8% allowance rate. Direct communication can resolve issues and lead to a grant more effectively. The 1366 median days to allowance indicates that the process can be lengthy. Practitioners should use the 21.6% lift to help navigate the 67.8% allowance rate and potentially achieve a successful outcome during the 1366 median days to allowance.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18606432 | DELIVERY SYSTEM COMMISSURAL ALIGNMENT MARKERS | Non-Final OA | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18160004 | CONTROLLED INGROWTH FEATURE FOR ANTIMIGRATION | Non-Final OA | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18967458 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR PRE-OPERATIVELY PLANNED ADAPTIVE GLENOID IMPLANTS | Final Rejection | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 18675322 | HUMERAL IMPLANT ANCHOR SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. |
| 17961489 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS TO PREVENT AUTO AND XENO GRAFT FAILURE | Final Rejection | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University |
| 19349704 | EXPANDABLE SHEATH AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18649428 | CATHETER BALLOON HAVING SEGMENTS OF VARYING COMPLIANCE | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 17909501 | LEAFLET ATTACHMENT MECHANISM AND STRAIGHT ATTACHMENT STRUTS | Final Rejection | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
| 17892654 | HYBRID FRAME FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | Final Rejection | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
| 18696138 | STENT AND METHOD FOR SECURING AIR FLOW BY RELIEVING STENOSIS OF RESPIRATORY ORGAN | Non-Final OA | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
| 18033052 | Volitional Walking Controller | Non-Final OA | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION |
| 18444401 | PROSTHETIC HAND SYSTEM WITH AN INTEGRATED IMAGE RECOGNITION SUBSYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Purdue Research Foundation |
| 18043519 | FLARED PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DELIVERY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC |
| 18099018 | ENDOVASCULAR STENT GRAFT HAVING GATE AND IMPLANT JOINING LINER | Final Rejection | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. |
| 17729584 | SURGERY DEVICE WITH PATIENT-SPECIFIC FIBULA MALLEOLUS CAP | Final Rejection | The University of Hong Kong |
| 18773381 | Engineered Sterile Cartilage Implant Plug(s) With Sterile, Specific Instrument Kit(s) | Non-Final OA | In2Bones USA, LLC |
| 18442480 | ENGINEERED STERILE CARTILAGE IMPLANT PLUG(S) WITH STERILE, SPECIFIC INSTRUMENT KIT(S) | Non-Final OA | In2Bones USA, LLC |
| 18089902 | ENGINEERED STERILE CARTILAGE IMPLANT PLUG(S) WITH STERILE, SPECIFIC INSTRUMENT KIT(S) | Non-Final OA | In2Bones USA, LLC |
| 17064483 | OSTEOCHONDRAL/SUBCHONDRAL TREATMENT SYSTEM | Final Rejection | In2Bones USA, LLC |
| 18363238 | STENT | Final Rejection | Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd. |
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