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Examiner Surgan Alexandra L

3799-SURGAN-ALEXANDRA-L

Employment Information

Art Unit:3799 — Surgery
Group:3700 Search — Search and Classification
Classes: 600 — Surgery
359 — Optical: systems and elements
606 — Surgery
439 — Electrical connectors
Phone:(571) 270-1618
Email:alexandra.surgan@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr
Service:14 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

84
3-Year Grant rate: 45% over 178 cases
Difficulty: Very Hard
Difficulty Percentile: 84th

With Examiner Surgan, you have a 45% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Surgan is a very hard examiner and in the 84th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Surgan, 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.

Comparison with Art Unit 3799

Examiner Surgan's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 3799 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Surgan 2.6
Art Unit 3799 1.4

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Surgan has granted 37 of 96 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 39%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Surgan has granted 43 of 82 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 52%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Surgan, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 33%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18020679 Endoscope Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18288179 Power Providing Device For Medical Device Having Response Accuracy Abandoned View
18313749 Method For Manufacture Of A Tip Part And A Tip Part For An Endoscope Abandoned View
17929312 Optical Device Abandoned View
17484891 Endoscope And Endoscope Apparatus Patented View
18010069 Continuum Instrument And Surgical Robot Patented View
17806778 Articulation Control Device And Methods Of Use Patented View
17899691 Insertion Device Abandoned View
18617600 Ear Cleaning Arrangement Patented View
17580681 Surgical System And Display Method Patented View
17899915 Method For Operating A Surgical System Patented View
17939287 Endoscope, Distal End Barrel Member Of Endoscope And Insertion Portion Of Endoscope Patented View
18033868 Endoscope Patented View
18357053 Method And System For Assisting An Operator In Endoscopic Navigation Patented View
18467233 Multi-Focal, Multi-Camera Endoscope Systems Patented View
17819922 Imaging Catheter, Tip, Tube Body And Medical Device Patented View
18105958 Endoscope System And Endoscope Patented View
18017709 Mitigating Smudging Of An Endoscope Window Elements During A Medical Procedure Abandoned View
18164140 Method And Apparatus For Recording Microscopic Images From Within A Living Organism Using An Implantable Device Patented View
18015386 White Balance Apparatus Abandoned View
17820430 Cleaning System For Imaging Devices Abandoned View
16400909 Systems And Methods For Measuring Volumes And Dimensions Of Objects And Features During Swallowing Observation Abandoned View
17928694 Estimating A Position Of An Endoscope In A Model Of The Human Airways Abandoned View
17860400 Medical System, Control Device, And Information Processing Method Abandoned View
18364533 Device Tip Patented View
17838125 Colposcope With Integrated Patient Management And Thermal Ablation Functionality Patented View
16859579 Imaging Apparatus And Systems And Methods For Using Them Patented View
17768326 Bronchoscope And Method Of Using The Same Abandoned View
17794260 Disposable Uterine Endoscope Patented View
17377533 Endoscope Treatment Tool And Endoscope System Abandoned View
16999592 Method And System For Steerable Medical Device Path Definition And Following During Insertion And Retraction Patented View
18080032 Endoscope-Pipe Patented View
17768382 Medical Instrument Set And Method Of Using The Same Abandoned View
17395908 Endoluminal Robotic Systems And Methods Employing Capsule Imaging Techniques Abandoned View
15430014 Instrument Port With Integrated Imaging System Patented View
16773740 Flexible Instrument Insertion Using An Adaptive Insertion Force Threshold Abandoned View
17450025 Methods For Controlling Cooperative Surgical Instruments Patented View
17849493 Visualized Medical System With Cavity Expanding Device Abandoned View
17349674 Portable Endoscope With Side-Mountable Disposable Portion Patented View
16951414 Portable Medical Devices And Systems Patented View
17082436 Endoscopic Cannulas And Related Methods Abandoned View
17081621 User Interface For Steerable Endoscope Patented View
17256634 Capsule Endoscope Patented View
17746940 Endoscope System And Method For Operating The Same Abandoned View
17063687 Probe Device Abandoned View
17517332 Uterine Cavity Biocompatible Seal Patented View
17323841 Medical Seal Assemblies And Methods Of Using The Same Patented View
17765678 Endoscope Patented View
17447380 Endoscope And Method Of Use Patented View
17738750 Systems And Apparatuses For Performing An Endoscopy With A Detachable Insertion Cord Abandoned View

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