Listed by the USPTO as SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3779 3795 3799
This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases
Surgan, Alexandra L works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3779. The profile covers 518 resolved cases and reports a 47.7% allowance rate. This substantial record gives practitioners a useful foundation for preparing claims and responses in a prosecution setting where allowance outcomes are not uniformly favorable.
The interview lift is 28.6%, indicating that interviews are associated with improved allowance outcomes in the reported cases. The median time to allowance is 1453 days. The listed companies are Boston Scientific, Fujifilm, and Intuitive Surgical Operations. The listed firms include SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, Bekiares Eliezer, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH. Counsel may need to balance persistence with focused claim refinement.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18444734 | INSERTION ASSISTING TOOL | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18057151 | OPERATION UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 19258164 | DEVICE TIP | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 19056912 | PORTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18888587 | SUCTION VALVE CARTRIDGE FOR AN ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18812361 | UMBILICUS CABLES FOR USE WITH MEDICAL DEVICES | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18788376 | ELEVATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18517090 | CHAMBERED HANDLE FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18754795 | IMAGING INSTRUMENT AND METHODS OF IMAGING A TARGET LOCATION | Final Rejection | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| 18631562 | VISUALIZATION OF DEPTH AND POSITION OF BLOOD VESSELS AND ROBOT GUIDED VISUALIZATION OF BLOOD VESSEL CROSS SECTION | Final Rejection | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 19358393 | ENDOLUMINAL INSTRUMENT DRIVER | Non-Final OA | Auris Health, Inc. |
| 18679121 | REPROCESSING CONFIRMATION METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPE, REUSE PREVENTION TOOL, AND ENDOSCOPE | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 19147103 | APPARATUS FOR SHEATH INSERTION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | COASTLINE LIFE TECHNOLOGIES (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. |
| 19145945 | CIRCUIT STRUCTURE, FRONT-END ASSEMBLY, AND ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | HUNAN VATHIN MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD. |
| 19105788 | BENDING PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE AND THE ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | ANQING MEDICAL CO., LTD. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy47.7% of resolved applications examined by Alexandra L Surgan were allowed (518 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3779 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +28.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Alexandra L Surgan took 1,453 days on average from filing to allowance.
Alexandra L Surgan examines applications in Art Unit 3779 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
