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Floyd D. Higel

Examiner (ID: 3957)

Most Active Art Unit
1201
Art Unit(s)
1613, 1626, 1201, 1614
Total Applications
1277
Issued Applications
965
Pending Applications
121
Abandoned Applications
191

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/680853
LASER INTRAVASULAR LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE FOR STENOSIS CALCIFIED LESIONS May 30, 2024 Pending
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18/622587
EVANESCENT OPTICAL FIBERS FOR LASER LITHOTRIPSY Mar 28, 2024 Pending
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18/610919
SELECTIVE LASER FIRING FOR TISSUE SAFETY Mar 19, 2024 Pending
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18/605288
ENERGY MANIFOLD FOR DIRECTING AND CONCENTRATING ENERGY WITHIN A LITHOPLASTY DEVICE Mar 13, 2024 Pending
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18/595031
Intravascular lithotripsy Mar 3, 2024 Issued
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18/582889
HIGH BANDWIDTH ENERGY SOURCE FOR IMPROVED TRANSMISSION THROUGH OPTICAL FIBER FOR INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY Feb 20, 2024 Pending
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18/431644
NON-VISUAL ALERTS AND INDICATORS OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS Feb 1, 2024 Pending
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18/424404
AUTOEXPANDABLE DEVICES FOR OBTAINING IMPEDANCE, PRESSURE, AND OTHER MEASUREMENTS IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND OTHER ORGANS Jan 25, 2024 Pending
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18/537354
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POINT OF INTERACTION DISPLAYS IN A TELEOPERATIONAL ASSEMBLY Dec 11, 2023 Pending
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18/689586
REDUCED PROFILE ROBOTIC SURGICAL DEVICE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Nov 20, 2023 Pending
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18/510507
INTEGRATED LASER BASKET (ILB) AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Nov 14, 2023 Abandoned
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18/508418
Illumination devices for inducing biological effects Nov 13, 2023 Issued
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18/503878
Optical emitter housing assembly for intravascular lithotripsy device Nov 6, 2023 Issued
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18/500757
ACTIVE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING OPTICAL COUPLING OF MULTIPLEXER FOR LASER-DRIVEN INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE Nov 1, 2023 Pending
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18/486376
Systems, Methods, and Substances for Controlled Endoluminal Energy Application Oct 12, 2023 Pending
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18/376322
Therapeutic laser system and method of use for activating the tissue stem cell niche for the treatment of medical conditions Oct 2, 2023 Issued
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18/371796
PRESCRIBING A CPAP MASK BASED ON PATIENTS STRESS RESPONSE Sep 21, 2023 Pending
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18/242960
SUPPRESSION OF DEVITRIFICATION IN SURGICAL FIBER OPTICS Sep 5, 2023 Abandoned
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18/456306
Template Based Artifact Reduction in Neuromodulation Applications Aug 24, 2023 Pending
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18/236705
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING MAPPING OF CONSOLE-BASED SURGICAL SYSTEMS Aug 21, 2023 Pending
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