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Melissa A. Hoban

Examiner (ID: 870, Phone: (571)270-5785 , Office: P/3738 )

Most Active Art Unit
3774
Art Unit(s)
3738, 3774
Total Applications
686
Issued Applications
400
Pending Applications
80
Abandoned Applications
232

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/246106
Apparatus and method for installing an acetabular liner on an acetabular cup Apr 29, 2021 Issued
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17/245384
Method for designing a patient-specific implant and patient-specific implant Apr 29, 2021 Issued
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17/246088
Apparatus and method for locking an acetabular liner to an acetabular cup Apr 29, 2021 Issued
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17/245384
Method for designing a patient-specific implant and patient-specific implant Apr 29, 2021 Issued
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17/241719
KNOTLESS SUTURE ANCHORS Apr 26, 2021 Abandoned
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17/240185
Metal-backed tibial component of an orthopaedic knee prosthesis and associated method of making the same Apr 25, 2021 Issued
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17/228089
Artificial nerve conduit construction using tissue engineering methods Apr 11, 2021 Abandoned
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17/221730
BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER-CERAMIC BONE GRAFTS WITH OPEN SPIRAL STRUCTURES AND GRADIENT POROSITY AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF Apr 1, 2021 Abandoned
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17/219583
Modular acetabular surgical implant assembly Mar 30, 2021 Issued
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17/210085
ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OPERATION INSTRUMENT Mar 22, 2021 Abandoned
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17/210085
ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OPERATION INSTRUMENT Mar 22, 2021 Abandoned
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17/207676
METHODS OF USING WATER-SOLUBLE INORGANIC COMPOUNDS FOR IMPLANTS Mar 20, 2021 Abandoned
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17/192590
GRAFT SUSPENSION DEVICE Mar 3, 2021 Pending
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17/187474
Implant with porous outer cortical layer Feb 25, 2021 Issued
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17/164480
Prosthetic partial fingers Jan 31, 2021 Issued
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17/792780
BONE ANCHOR Jan 24, 2021 Pending
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17/154662
Femoral implant Jan 20, 2021 Issued
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17/153382
Reverse shoulder prosthesis Jan 19, 2021 Issued
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17/149527
FEMORAL AND HUMERAL STEM GEOMETRY AND IMPLANTATION METHOD FOR ORTHOPEDIC JOINT RECONSTRUCTION Jan 13, 2021 Pending
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17/149527
FEMORAL AND HUMERAL STEM GEOMETRY AND IMPLANTATION METHOD FOR ORTHOPEDIC JOINT RECONSTRUCTION Jan 13, 2021 Pending
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