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Michael F. Peffley

Examiner (ID: 5966, Phone: (571)272-4770 , Office: P/3739 )

Most Active Art Unit
3739
Art Unit(s)
3736, 3311, 3739, 3309, 3794, 2899
Total Applications
3298
Issued Applications
2351
Pending Applications
390
Abandoned Applications
612

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/696023
SELECTIVE LUNG TISSUE ABLATION Mar 15, 2022 Abandoned
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18/285349
SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ABLATION WITH INJECTABLE WIRE STRUCTURE DEVICES Mar 15, 2022 Pending
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17/695896
Non-stick coated electrosurgical instruments and method for manufacturing the same Mar 15, 2022 Issued
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17/650232
MEDICAL DEVICES UTILIZING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Feb 6, 2022 Abandoned
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17/665142
SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ABLATION AND DEFUNCTIONALIZATION OF A GALLBLADDER Feb 3, 2022 Abandoned
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17/591992
System and method for estimating tissue heating of a target ablation zone for electrical-energy based therapies Feb 2, 2022 Issued
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17/591992
System and method for estimating tissue heating of a target ablation zone for electrical-energy based therapies Feb 2, 2022 Issued
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18/263508
STRUCTURED ELECTRODE FOR VAPOR POCKET IGNITION Feb 1, 2022 Pending
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17/649307
Methods and devices to treat nasal airways Jan 27, 2022 Issued
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17/649307
Methods and devices to treat nasal airways Jan 27, 2022 Issued
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17/584705
Medical device for use in bodily lumens, for example an atrium Jan 25, 2022 Issued
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18/841695
Plasma surgical electrode and instrument Jan 18, 2022 Issued
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18/841695
Plasma surgical electrode and instrument Jan 18, 2022 Issued
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18/841695
Plasma surgical electrode and instrument Jan 18, 2022 Issued
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17/575228
Method and apparatus for rapid and selective transurethral tissue ablation Jan 12, 2022 Issued
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18/272026
Pad Designs to Improve Delivery of Temperature Therapy Jan 10, 2022 Pending
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17/565757
Bovie adapter for rotational control and fixation Dec 29, 2021 Issued
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17/557256
ENT instrument with deformable guide having translatable imaging feature Dec 20, 2021 Issued
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17/546533
Surgical navigation instrument having needle electrode depth adjusting structure for detecting impedance and high frequency energy control method using same Dec 8, 2021 Issued
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17/546259
Surgical navigation instrument having temperature sensor Dec 8, 2021 Issued
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