Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3779 3795 3799
This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases
Alexandra L Surgan serves as a patent examiner in Tech Center 3700, working within Art Unit 3779. The examiner has reached a resolution in 517 cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 47.6 percent. This 47.6 percent rate provides a measure of how often applications are granted. Practitioners can use this data to evaluate the probability of a favorable outcome when an application is assigned to this examiner.
The record shows an interview lift of 28.5 percent. This positive 28.5 percent lift indicates that applications involving an interview are more likely to be allowed than those that are not. This suggests that direct discussion with the examiner is a productive method for resolving issues. Practitioners should consider the 28.5 percent lift when deciding whether to request an interview during prosecution in Tech Center 3700.
The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1454. This 1454 figure represents the middle point of the time required to move from filing to a patent grant. With 517 resolved cases, this median offers a benchmark for the duration of the prosecution process. These figures assist in managing expectations for both the timing and the results of applications in Art Unit 3779.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 18788376 | ELEVATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18517090 | CHAMBERED HANDLE FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18444734 | INSERTION ASSISTING TOOL | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18057151 | OPERATION UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 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. |
| 18679121 | REPROCESSING CONFIRMATION METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPE, REUSE PREVENTION TOOL, AND ENDOSCOPE | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18132541 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 19113660 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC NAVIGATION AND BOOKMARKING | Non-Final OA | Verily Life Sciences LLC |
| 18027568 | MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A TUBE | Final Rejection | AMBU A/S |
| 18090167 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM OF SURGICAL ROBOT, NAVIGATION DEVICE AND NAVIGATION METHOD USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| 19113922 | AN IMPROVED ENDOSCOPE TIP | Non-Final OA | BIORAD MEDISYS PRIVATE LIMITED |
| 17647835 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | Final Rejection | Corsa, Inc. |
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