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| Art Unit: | 3774 — Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor |
|---|---|
| Group: | 3770 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| Classes: |
606 — Surgery 623 — Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor 604 — Surgery |
| Phone: | (571) 270-3254 |
| Email: | rachel.highland@uspto.gov |
| Location: | VA 22314 |
| Title: | Pat Examnr(Biomedical Engrg) |
| Service: | 16 years |
| Grade: | GS-13 |
| 3-Year Grant rate: | 74% over 82 cases |
|---|---|
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Difficulty Percentile: | 54th
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With Examiner Highland, you have a 74% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Highland is a medium examiner and in the 54th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).
Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Highland, where the timeline is relative to the date of the first office action. The three-year grant rate is the percentage of applications granted at three years after the first office action.
Examiner Highland's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3774 and lower than that of the USPTO.
| Average Office Actions Per Grant | |
|---|---|
| Examiner Highland | 1.6 |
| Art Unit 3774 | 1.7 |
Examiner Highland has granted 47 of 64 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 73%.
Examiner Highland has granted 14 of 18 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 78%.
With Examiner Highland, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 7%.
| Number | Title | OA Rejections | Status | IFW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17723266 | Cardiac Restoration And Reshaping Devices And Methods | Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. | Abandoned | View |
| 17520435 | Mitral Leaflet Repair | Abandoned | View | |
| 17930227 | Prosthetic Tricuspid Valve Replacement Design | Abandoned | View | |
| 17566012 | System Comprising A Foam Structure And A Surgical Fixation Device | Abandoned | View | |
| 17719645 | Method And Apparatus For Collapsing A Prosthetic Heart Valve | Abandoned | View | |
| 17408722 | Anchoring Method For Reducing Cardiac Valve Regurgitation | Patented | View | |
| 17092063 | Devices For Reducing Left Atrial Pressure, And Methods Of Making And Using Same | Patented | View | |
| 17438373 | Anastomosing Stent And Methods Of Use | Abandoned | View | |
| 17601231 | Medical Device Release Apparatus, System And Method Of Use | Patented | View | |
| 18328396 | Method And Apparatus For Tissue Harvesting | Patented | View | |
| 18123868 | Surgical Clip And Clip Applier | Patented | View | |
| 17626808 | Cerclage Operation Device Provided With Position Fixing Device | Abandoned | View | |
| 17438106 | Percutaneous Prosthetic Device For Replacing A Mitral Valve | Patented | View | |
| 17353702 | Apparatus And Method For Monitoring Valve Expansion | Patented | View | |
| 17200213 | Anti-Backspin Component For Vascular Prosthesis Delivery Device | Patented | View | |
| 17595919 | Systems And Methods For Delivery Of Chordae Replacement System | Patented | View | |
| 17396158 | Devices, Systems, And Methods For Reshaping A Heart Valve Annulus | Abandoned | View | |
| 17431191 | Stent | Abandoned | View | |
| 17299259 | Stepwise-Clamping Type Valve Prosthesis And Delivery System Thereof | Patented | View | |
| 17074868 | Devices And Methods For Crimping Prosthetic Implants | Patented | View | |
| 18634439 | Robotic Delivery System For Cardiac Implants | Patented | View | |
| 17531328 | Demineralized Bone Paper | Patented | View | |
| 17284868 | Prosthetic Knee Spacer And Method Of Using The Same | Abandoned | View | |
| 17442337 | Fibrosis-Inducing Drug-Eluting Stent For Blocking Electric Conduction | Abandoned | View | |
| 18429549 | Methods And Devices For Deployment Of A Transcatheter Heart Valve | Patented | View | |
| 17282994 | Modular Valve Replacement Systems And Associated Devices And Methods Of Use | Patented | View | |
| 17361941 | Low Profile Electrodes For An Angioplasty Shock Wave Catheter | Patented | View | |
| 17282017 | Prosthesis Extraction System | Patented | View | |
| 17359964 | Prosthetic Valve | Patented | View | |
| 17335271 | Pre-Loaded Multiport Delivery Device | Patented | View | |
| 17290153 | Surgical Device For Implant Removal | Patented | View | |
| 17865723 | Suture Anchor Construct And Deployment Device | Patented | View | |
| 17989327 | Occlusion Devices And Methods Of Their Manufacture And Use | Abandoned | View | |
| 17383510 | Percutaneous Atrial And Ventricular Septal Defect Closure Device | Patented | View | |
| 17088291 | Flexible Drive Tube For Laparoscopic Device | Patented | View | |
| 17489087 | Implant Delivery Sleeves Having Non-Tapered Tubular Walls With Constricted Implant Delivery Channels For Inserting Implants Into Tissue Pockets | Patented | View | |
| 17180169 | Devices For Treating Paravalvular Leakage And Associated Methods | Abandoned | View | |
| 16539105 | Devices And Methods For Isolating A Treatment Region In The Body From Other Regions | Abandoned | View | |
| 16551237 | Lancing Device With Side Activated Charge And Eject Mechanisms | Patented | View | |
| 17974126 | Methods And Devices For Crossing Chronic Total Occlusions | Patented | View | |
| 16238747 | Inner Tubular Member For Angled Rotary Surgical Instrument | Patented | View | |
| 17039216 | Endoscopic Suturing System | Patented | View | |
| 16967999 | Suture Fasteners | Patented | View | |
| 16778060 | Endoscopic Suturing System | Patented | View | |
| 18556447 | Valve Leaflet Obstruction Repair Clip And Repair System Thereof | Patented | View | |
| 16905645 | Minimally Invasive Repair Of Heart Valve Leaflets | Patented | View | |
| 17771910 | Surgical Port | Patented | View | |
| 17574720 | Delivery System With Inline Sheath | Patented | View | |
| 17052127 | Apparatus And Method For Cataract Extraction | Abandoned | View | |
| 16950196 | Distal End Supported Tissue Slitting Apparatus | Patented | View |
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