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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Cilag GmbH International

56 pending office actions • 2 clients

Portfolio Summary

56
Total Pending OAs
17
Final Rejections
39
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (2 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Cilag GmbH International 53
Cilag GmbH International 3

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18783696 Untitled Cilag GmbH International PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F 3794 Non-Final OA
18915982 Untitled Cilag GmbH International LOUIS, RICHARD G 3771 Non-Final OA
18784247 Untitled Cilag GmbH International PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F 3794 Non-Final OA
18783643 Untitled Cilag GmbH International FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL 3794 Non-Final OA
18784285 Untitled Cilag GmbH International SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE 3794 Non-Final OA
18783741 Untitled Cilag GmbH International DELLA, JAYMI E 3794 Non-Final OA
19227659 OVERLAPPING STAPLE PATTERN FOR SURGICAL STAPLER Cilag GmbH International MARTIN, VERONICA 3731 Non-Final OA Jun 04, 2025
19220486 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TISSUE AND FOREIGN OBJECTS DURING A SURGICAL OPERATION Cilag GmbH International LOPEZ, MICHELLE 3731 Non-Final OA May 28, 2025
19208401 END OF LIFE INDICATORS FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Cilag GmbH International CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C 3731 Non-Final OA May 14, 2025
19077231 SURGICAL STAPLER CARTRIDGE WITH 3D PRINTABLE FEATURES Cilag GmbH International WEEKS, GLORIA R 3731 Non-Final OA Mar 12, 2025
19031366 CANNULA ASSEMBLY Cilag GmbH International KAMIKAWA, TRACY L 3775 Non-Final OA Jan 18, 2025
19027760 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DOUBLE SPHERICAL ARTICULATION JOINTS WITH PIVOTABLE LINKS Cilag GmbH International LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN 3731 Final Rejection Jan 17, 2025
19027741 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SOFT STOP Cilag GmbH International LOPEZ, MICHELLE 3731 Final Rejection Jan 17, 2025
19020822 CIRCULARITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL STAPLERS Cilag GmbH International LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN 3731 Non-Final OA Jan 14, 2025
19004877 METHOD FOR ENERGY DELIVERY FOR MODULAR ENERGY SYSTEM Cilag GmbH International TRAN, THAI H 2836 Non-Final OA Dec 30, 2024
18987355 ANVIL COMPRISING AN ARRANGEMENT OF FORMING POCKETS PROXIMAL TO TISSUE STOP Cilag GmbH International HODGE, LINDA J 3731 Non-Final OA Dec 19, 2024
18883556 MOTOR-DRIVEN SURGICAL CUTTING INSTRUMENT WITH ELECTRIC ACTUATOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ASSEMBLY Cilag GmbH International LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN 3731 Non-Final OA Sep 12, 2024
18827563 REUSEABLE STOWAGE COVER FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM Cilag GmbH International CIRULNICK, EMILY NICOLE 3792 Non-Final OA Sep 06, 2024
18799452 ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER TO BLADE ACOUSTIC COUPLING, CONNECTIONS, AND CONFIGURATIONS Cilag GmbH International FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN 3771 Non-Final OA Aug 09, 2024
18785167 ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ARTICULATION JOINT HAVING PLURALITY OF LOCKING POSITIONS Cilag GmbH International ORKIN, ALEXANDER J 3771 Non-Final OA Jul 26, 2024
18719905 TISSUE CLOSURE DEVICE Cilag GmbH International SCHERBEL, TODD J 3771 Final Rejection Jun 14, 2024
18719899 TISSUE SUTURING DEVICE Cilag GmbH International LONG, SARAH A 3771 Non-Final OA Jun 14, 2024
18664632 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH DUAL GRIP END EFFECTOR AND RELATED METHODS Cilag GmbH International POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE 3771 Non-Final OA May 15, 2024
18663341 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT BATTERY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CELLS Cilag GmbH International HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES 3794 Non-Final OA May 14, 2024
18650562 SURGICAL STAPLER WITH FIRING LOCKOUT FEATURE COUPLED TO END EFFECTOR KNIFE Cilag GmbH International HODGE, LINDA J 3731 Non-Final OA Apr 30, 2024
18647584 ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A DISTALLY GROUNDED ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDE Cilag GmbH International LYNCH, ROBERT A 3771 Final Rejection Apr 26, 2024
35524842 Graphical user interface for surgical video editing software Cilag GmbH International NGUYEN, BAO-YEN THI 2954 Non-Final OA Apr 25, 2024
18642985 SURGICAL STAPLER WITH TISSUE ENGAGEMENT FEATURES AROUND TISSUE CONTAINMENT PIN Cilag GmbH International LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN 3731 Final Rejection Apr 23, 2024
18619814 METHODS OF OPERATING A ROBOTIC SURGICAL STAPLER Cilag GmbH International TECCO, ANDREW M 3731 Final Rejection Mar 28, 2024
18594534 CLAMP ARM OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ADJUSTABLE COUPLING STABILITY AND RELATED METHODS Cilag GmbH International FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN 3771 Non-Final OA Mar 04, 2024
18415216 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH CLAMP ARM AND PIVOT SHAFT HINGE COUPLING Cilag GmbH International LOUIS, RICHARD G 3771 Non-Final OA Jan 17, 2024
18408367 SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER WITH ARTICULATING JOINT PATH FOR SURGICAL CLIPS Cilag GmbH International NGUYEN, VI X 3771 Non-Final OA Jan 09, 2024
18402229 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO TRACK USAGE OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Cilag GmbH International FARAH, AHMED M 3792 Non-Final OA Jan 02, 2024
18531554 FLUSHING SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Cilag GmbH International LEE, AHAM NMN 1758 Non-Final OA Dec 06, 2023
18525294 BLADE RETENTION SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL TOOL END EFFECTORS Cilag GmbH International GANAN-SINGH, CHRISTINA MERAIAH 3794 Non-Final OA Nov 30, 2023
18495222 TESTING ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATORS Cilag GmbH International GOOD, SAMANTHA M 3794 Non-Final OA Oct 26, 2023
18461223 PROTECTION MEASURES FOR ROBOTIC ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Cilag GmbH International OUYANG, BO 3794 Final Rejection Sep 05, 2023
18454263 LOW-TEMPERATURE-CURABLE LIQUID SILICONE RUBBER CARRIER FOR ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT Cilag GmbH International HESTER, HOLLEY GRACE 1766 Non-Final OA Aug 23, 2023
18366020 SURGICAL TOOL END EFFECTORS WITH REPLACEABLE BLADES Cilag GmbH International LONG, SARAH A 3771 Non-Final OA Aug 07, 2023
18340953 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO RESTRICT RANGE OF MOTION OF ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM Cilag GmbH International KHAYER, SOHANA T 3657 Final Rejection Jun 26, 2023
18201456 ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Cilag GmbH International VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A 3794 Final Rejection May 24, 2023
18319311 REMOTE CENTERS AND STABILITY SYSTEMS FOR ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS Cilag GmbH International LE, KHOA TAN 3771 Non-Final OA May 17, 2023
18170688 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH CLAMP CLOSURE COMPENSATION AND RELATED METHODS Cilag GmbH International OUYANG, BO 3794 Final Rejection Feb 17, 2023
17991945 SURGICAL MESH SECURING DEVICE FOR WOUND CLOSURE SYSTEM Cilag GmbH International ARBLE, JESSICA R 3781 Final Rejection Nov 22, 2022
17964363 METHOD OF OPERATING AN ARTICULATING ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Cilag GmbH International SCHERBEL, TODD J 3771 Final Rejection Oct 12, 2022
17854050 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH PREDETERMINED SEPARATION FEATURE FOR WASTE STREAM UTILIZATION AND RELATED METHODS Cilag GmbH International PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN 3794 Final Rejection Jun 30, 2022
17854110 SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING DISPOSAL OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND RELATED METHODS Cilag GmbH International BUTLER, MICHAEL E 3655 Final Rejection Jun 30, 2022
17854306 ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR APPLYING NON-THERAPEUTIC RF SIGNALS Cilag GmbH International BLAISE, BRADFORD CHRISTOPHER 3794 Non-Final OA Jun 30, 2022
17828693 CARTRIDGE RETENTION FEATURES FOR CURVED SURGICAL STAPLER Cilag GmbH International FERRERO, EDUARDO R 3731 Final Rejection May 31, 2022
17721407 APPLICATOR FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT LUBRICANT Cilag GmbH International ADAM, MOHAMMED SOHAIL 3771 Non-Final OA Apr 15, 2022
17682153 IMPLANTABLE SPHINCTER ASSISTANCE DEVICE WITH DEFORMABLE ELEMENTS Cilag GmbH International MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS 3791 Final Rejection Feb 28, 2022
17552503 IMPLANTABLE SPHINCTER ASSISTANCE DEVICE WITH CONCENTRATED OR DIFFUSED BEAD-TO-BEAD MAGNETIC FIELD INTERACTIONS Cilag GmbH International TRAN, JULIE THI 3791 Non-Final OA Dec 16, 2021
17552780 IMPLANTABLE SPHINCTER ASSISTANCE DEVICE WITH COMPOSITE MATERIAL INTERCONNECTION ELEMENTS Cilag GmbH International KOHUTKA, BROOKE NICOLE 3791 Non-Final OA Dec 16, 2021
17490045 ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL SENSOR ELECTRONICS Cilag GmbH International BROWN, KYLE MARTZ 3794 Final Rejection Sep 30, 2021
17131020 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SENSOR AND POWERED CONTROL Cilag GmbH International DELLA, JAYMI E 3794 Non-Final OA Dec 22, 2020
17036629 BAILOUT MECHANISMS FOR SURGICAL TOOL Cilag GmbH International BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID 3796 Non-Final OA Sep 29, 2020

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