Listed by the USPTO as JAFFRI, ZEHRA
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3773 3774 3786
This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases
JAFFRI, ZEHRA is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3771. The profile contains 88 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 58.0% and a median of 1234 days to allowance. The interview lift is 49.1%, making interviews a significant reported feature of the prosecution record.
The listed companies are Boston Scientific Corporation, Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc., and Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The listed firms are SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP, CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C., and AMPACC Law Group, PLLC. Practitioners can use the 58.0% allowance rate and 1234-day median to assess outcome and timing expectations. The 49.1% interview lift supports allocating attention to interview preparation when shaping prosecution strategy for matters in this art unit.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19012807 | VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICE AND DELIVERY ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC |
| 19187539 | LIGATOR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18929822 | ATHERECTOMY BURR ADAPTED FOR RETROGRADE ABLATION WITH LIMITED DRIVESHAFT WINDUP | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18929874 | ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM WITH DIRECTION-SPECIFIC STALL STOP MECHANISM | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 17953748 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR CUTTING A SUTURE DURING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 19100030 | ADAPTER FOR MANUAL ACTUATION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | Non-Final OA | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| 18808518 | SUTURING NEEDLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Final Rejection | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| 19039897 | OSCILLATING LATERAL/TRANSVERSE MOTION FOR CUT PATH OF INTRAVASCULAR MEDICAL LEAD REMOVAL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18937171 | ADJUSTABLE STIFFENER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | Final Rejection | Alcon Inc. |
| 19274143 | BALLOON FOR BALLOON CATHETER AND BALLOON CATHETER | Non-Final OA | KANEKA CORPORATION |
| 18777323 | BEVELED TISSUE ANCHOR DELIVERY NEEDLES | Final Rejection | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 17812936 | FILTER FOR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
| 18420985 | SUTURE LOCKING DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED ONE-WAY LOCKING MECHANISMS | Non-Final OA | ARTHREX, INC. |
| 18420832 | LOCKING FERRULE DESIGNS FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | Final Rejection | ARTHREX, INC. |
| 18891346 | DEVICE SET DESIGNED FOR PCNL SURGERY | Final Rejection | BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY |
| 18118044 | CONDUCTING SUTURES AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND USING SAME | Non-Final OA | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK |
| 17878406 | INTRACORPOREAL SUTURE TYING | Final Rejection | Children's Medical Center Corporation |
| 17556801 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EMBOLIC PROTECTION | Final Rejection | Javelin Medical Ltd. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy58.0% of resolved applications examined by Zehra Jaffri were allowed (88 resolved cases), compared with 65.9% across Art Unit 3771 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +49.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Zehra Jaffri took 1,234 days on average from filing to allowance.
Zehra Jaffri examines applications in Art Unit 3771 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
