Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771 3774 3795
This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases
Richard G. Louis is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3731. With 963 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 74.7 percent. This 74.7 percent rate indicates a positive environment for applicants in this unit. The 963 resolved cases provide a statistically robust foundation for these performance metrics.
The interview lift is 17.2 percent. This 17.2 percent lift shows that interviews provide a boost to the 74.7 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners can use this 17.2 percent figure to evaluate the benefits of a formal discussion. The data indicates that interviews are a productive part of the prosecution process with this examiner.
The median days to allowance is 1221. This 1221-day timeline is the standard duration for successful applications. The data from 963 resolved cases provides a clear view of the 74.7 percent allowance rate and 1221-day pendency in Art Unit 3731. These figures help define the prosecution environment in Tech Center 3700.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18159491 | ANCHORING DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS | Final Rejection | Route 92 Medical, Inc. |
| 19190365 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18737780 | VESSEL ACCESS AND CLOSURE ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 19009065 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICE, AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited |
| 18810133 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE OPERATIONAL ENVELOPES OF INDEPENDENT SURGICAL DEVICES | Non-Final OA | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18924559 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ACCESSING ENCAPSULATED TARGETS | Non-Final OA | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
| 19207734 | BALLOON FOR BALLOON CATHETER AND BALLOON CATHETER INCLUDING SAME | Non-Final OA | KANEKA CORPORATION |
| 19174837 | LOCK AND RELEASE MECHANISMS FOR TRANS-CATHETER IMPLANTABLE DEVICES | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18965594 | DOCKING STATIONS FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVES | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18499280 | Clip Delivery Catheter with Helical Multi-Lumen Extrusion for Improved Gripper Actuation and Methods of Making and Using Same | Non-Final OA | Evalve, Inc. |
| 19239821 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE OF AN ULTRASONIC INSTRUMENT | Non-Final OA | Verb Surgical Inc. |
| 18858167 | DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 18782196 | SUTURE SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS FOR CONNECTING AND CREATING SUSPENSION BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO BODIES | Final Rejection | Conmed Corporation |
| 19129959 | CATHETER AND METHODS OF USING SAME | Non-Final OA | The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs |
| 19129816 | INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY DEVICES WITH THIN-WALLED BALLOONS AND SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. |
| 19192187 | INTRODUCER HUB ASSEMBLY HAVING CROSS-SLIT SEAL | Non-Final OA | Pacesetter, Inc. |
| 18555777 | ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | Final Rejection | Shifamed Holdings, LLC |
| 18885013 | Computer System for Computer Aided Design (CAD) Modeling of a Mitral Valve | Non-Final OA | Dassault Systemes Americas Corp. |
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