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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Haynes And Boone, LLP (70228)

40 pending office actions • 2 clients

Portfolio Summary

40
Total Pending OAs
12
Final Rejections
28
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (2 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 33
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 7

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19025076 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DEVICE CONTROL WITH OPERATOR AND MOTION SENSING Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. SHAH, PRIYANK J 2626 Non-Final OA Jan 16, 2025
19022133 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION OF MULTIPLE VISION SYSTEMS Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. BRUTUS, JOEL F 3797 Non-Final OA Jan 15, 2025
19005692 MASTER/SLAVE REGISTRATION AND CONTROL FOR TELEOPERATION Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. HUANG, FRANK F 2485 Non-Final OA Dec 30, 2024
19005422 FLEXIBLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. TRAN, DALENA 3657 Non-Final OA Dec 30, 2024
18976064 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR OR ASSOCIATED TOOL Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI 3656 Non-Final OA Dec 10, 2024
18949201 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE USING A REDUCED SEARCH SPACE Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA 3797 Non-Final OA Nov 15, 2024
18924559 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ACCESSING ENCAPSULATED TARGETS Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. LOUIS, RICHARD G 3771 Non-Final OA Oct 23, 2024
18854018 THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. MESSMORE, JONATHAN R 2482 Non-Final OA Oct 03, 2024
18904838 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR OR ASSOCIATED TOOL Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. MARC, MCDIEUNEL 3656 Non-Final OA Oct 02, 2024
18849165 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING AND PROVIDING NAVIGATION GUIDANCE FOR ANATOMIC LUMEN TREATMENT Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB 3797 Final Rejection Sep 20, 2024
18794855 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRAINING A VIRTUAL REALITY SURGICAL SYSTEM Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L 2612 Non-Final OA Aug 05, 2024
18709392 BIOPSY TOOL Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. TOTH, KAREN E 3791 Non-Final OA May 10, 2024
18647595 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY RIGIDIZING A FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. STARKEY, OLIVIA GRACE 3795 Non-Final OA Apr 26, 2024
18641144 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E 3797 Final Rejection Apr 19, 2024
18699388 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING GUIDANCE SYSTEMS FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY PROCEDURES, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. KLEIN, BROOKE L 3797 Non-Final OA Apr 08, 2024
18696292 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGET NODULE IDENTIFICATION Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. WOLFSON, ETHAN NOAH 2673 Non-Final OA Mar 27, 2024
18592922 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR KEYPOINT DETECTION AND TRACKING-BY-PREDICTION FOR MULTIPLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. MALDONADO, STEVEN 3797 Final Rejection Mar 01, 2024
18590526 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ON-DEMAND FUNCTIONALITY DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ 3795 Non-Final OA Feb 28, 2024
18684105 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING STRING MANIPULATION Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 3715 Non-Final OA Feb 15, 2024
18410861 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFFSCREEN INDICATION OF INSTRUMENTS IN A TELEOPERATIONAL MEDICAL SYSTEM Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. SHAFQAT, AMY JEANETTE 3798 Non-Final OA Jan 11, 2024
18537354 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POINT OF INTERACTION DISPLAYS IN A TELEOPERATIONAL ASSEMBLY Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. EISEMAN, LYNSEY C 3796 Non-Final OA Dec 12, 2023
18510019 MEDICAL SYSTEMS FOR ABLATION OR ELECTROPORATION INCLUDING A REMOVABLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STYLET AND METHODS OF USE Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE 3794 Non-Final OA Nov 15, 2023
18510193 MEDICAL SYSTEMS FOR ABLATION OR ELECTROPORATION INCLUDING AN EXPANDABLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STYLET AND METHODS OF USE Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. GANAN-SINGH, CHRISTINA MERAIAH 3794 Non-Final OA Nov 15, 2023
18491494 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAULT REACTION MECHANISMS FOR MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. IP, JASON M 3797 Non-Final OA Oct 20, 2023
18457043 AXIAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A FLEXIBLE ELONGATE DEVICE Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. MEHTA, BHISMA 3783 Final Rejection Aug 28, 2023
18259051 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN DELIVERY OF THERMAL LIQUID TREATMENT Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. DELLA, JAYMI E 3794 Non-Final OA Jun 22, 2023
18255336 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL REALITY GUIDANCE Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. LE, SARAH 2614 Final Rejection May 31, 2023
18255314 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING A MEDICAL ENVIRONMENT Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. EDOUARD, PATRICIA KELLY 3682 Non-Final OA May 31, 2023
18255352 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND EVALUATING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. LAGOY, KYRA RAND 3685 Final Rejection May 31, 2023
18255062 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SYNTHETIC INDICATORS IN A USER INTERFACE FOR A ROBOT-ASSISTED SYSTEM Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. STATZ, BENJAMIN TOM 2611 Final Rejection May 30, 2023
18252435 TENSION CONTROL OF NONSYMMETRICAL FLEXIBLE DEVICES Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. BOICE, JAMES EDWARD 3795 Non-Final OA May 10, 2023
17968235 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REGISTRATION FOR IMAGE-GUIDED PROCEDURES Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. BOR, HELENE CATHERINE 3797 Final Rejection Oct 18, 2022
17913770 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTERING AN INSTRUMENT TO AN IMAGE USING POINT CLOUD DATA AND ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE DATA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. BURKE, TIONNA M 2178 Non-Final OA Sep 22, 2022
17738947 CATHETER CONTROL SYSTEMS Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. HENDERSON, RYAN N 3795 Final Rejection May 06, 2022
17712370 SIDE LOOKING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. HENDERSON, RYAN N 3795 Final Rejection Apr 04, 2022
17591490 FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT WITH NESTED CONDUITS Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN 3795 Non-Final OA Feb 02, 2022
17623575 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED ENDOLUMINAL THERMAL LIQUID TREATMENT Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. ZIEGLER, ABIGAIL M 3794 Final Rejection Dec 28, 2021
17471418 SYSTEMS FOR COUPLING AND STORING AN IMAGING INSTRUMENT Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN 3795 Non-Final OA Sep 10, 2021
17277414 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR DEFINING AN ANATOMICAL BOUNDARY Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. CWERN, JONATHAN 3797 Final Rejection Mar 18, 2021
17203326 IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT IN A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. CHOU, WILLIAM B 3795 Non-Final OA Mar 16, 2021

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