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Matthew Laverne Whipple

Examiner (ID: 325)

Most Active Art Unit
2813
Art Unit(s)
1109, 2813, 1104, 1763
Total Applications
304
Issued Applications
237
Pending Applications
21
Abandoned Applications
46

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/431626
SURGICAL GUIDEWIRE DEVICE AND SUTURE FIXATION SYSTEM Dec 22, 2025 Pending
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19/349565
SUTURE PASSER DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Oct 2, 2025 Pending
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19/268611
Surgical guidewire device and suture fixation system Jul 13, 2025 Issued
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19/207180
Multiple Pass Self-Cinching Suture Construct May 12, 2025 Pending
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19/171019
All-suture anchor Apr 3, 2025 Issued
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19/064425
Systems, devices and methods for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defects Feb 25, 2025 Issued
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19/035284
Wireless measurement of suture tension Jan 22, 2025 Issued
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19/025935
FILAMENTARY DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS Jan 15, 2025 Pending
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19/022087
KNOTLESS ALL SUTURE TISSUE REPAIR Jan 14, 2025 Pending
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19/020668
KNOTLESS ALL SUTURE TISSUE REPAIR Jan 13, 2025 Pending
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18/991894
SEGMENTED SKIRTED SURGICAL MESH Dec 22, 2024 Pending
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18/991245
METHODS FOR TRANSTENDINOUS IMPLANTATION OF KNOTLESS MICRO SUTURE ANCHORS AND ANCHOR ARRAYS Dec 19, 2024 Pending
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18/989098
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ANNULOPLASTY Dec 19, 2024 Pending
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18/987087
IMPLANT DELIVERY CAPSULE Dec 18, 2024 Pending
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18/984170
SUTURE LOCK ASSEMBLY WITH A SUTURE TENSIONER Dec 16, 2024 Pending
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18/975446
LIGAMENT FIXATION SYSTEM, IMPLANTS, DEVICES, AND METHODS OF USE Dec 9, 2024 Pending
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18/971254
Suture Guiding Device Dec 5, 2024 Pending
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18/961137
SHOCK WAVE CATHETER SYSTEM WITH ENERGY CONTROL Nov 25, 2024 Pending
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18/949401
LASSO FILTER TIPPED MICROCATHETER FOR SIMULTANEOUS ROTATING SEPARATOR, IRRIGATOR FOR THROMBECTOMY AND METHOD FOR USE Nov 14, 2024 Pending
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18/946857
Multiple pass self-cinching suture construct Nov 12, 2024 Issued
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