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Richard G. Louis

Examiner (ID: 14518, Phone: (571)270-1965 , Office: P/3731 )

Most Active Art Unit
3771
Art Unit(s)
3731, 3734, 3771
Total Applications
1033
Issued Applications
707
Pending Applications
133
Abandoned Applications
238

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/123655
INTRODUCER SHEATH WITH OCCLUSION CAPABILITY Mar 19, 2023 Abandoned
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18/184564
Steerable overtube assemblies for robotic surgical systems Mar 14, 2023 Issued
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18/121128
REAR-VIEWABLE PORT CLOSURE SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD Mar 13, 2023 Pending
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18/121128
REAR-VIEWABLE PORT CLOSURE SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD Mar 13, 2023 Pending
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18/177603
GUIDEWIRE HAVING GUIDEWIRE MARKERS Mar 1, 2023 Pending
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18/173709
Complex surgical device for carrying out and protecting an anastomosis Feb 22, 2023 Issued
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18/172704
PUNCTURE DEVICE, PUNCTURE SYSTEM, OPERATION METHOD OF PUNCTURE DEVICE, AND USAGE METHOD OF GUIDEWIRE Feb 21, 2023 Pending
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18/172704
PUNCTURE DEVICE, PUNCTURE SYSTEM, OPERATION METHOD OF PUNCTURE DEVICE, AND USAGE METHOD OF GUIDEWIRE Feb 21, 2023 Pending
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18/112093
Clot removal methods and devices with multiple independently controllable elements Feb 20, 2023 Issued
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18/170457
FEEDBACK CONTROLLED ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES Feb 15, 2023 Abandoned
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18/168675
Hemi-bridge and methods of manufacturing and using same Feb 13, 2023 Issued
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18/168653
Atraumatic instruments and associated methods for capsulotomy Feb 13, 2023 Issued
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18/108246
INTRAGASTRIC DEVICE FOR TREATING OBESITY Feb 9, 2023 Abandoned
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18/106884
DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS RESISTING MIGRATION AND METHOD OF IMPLANTATION THEREOF Feb 6, 2023 Pending
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18/106884
DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS RESISTING MIGRATION AND METHOD OF IMPLANTATION THEREOF Feb 6, 2023 Pending
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18/104588
Systems and methods of performing surgery using Laplace's law tension retraction during surgery Jan 31, 2023 Issued
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18/159491
ANCHORING DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS Jan 24, 2023 Pending
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18/155093
Low Risk, Reversible, Weight Loss Procedure Jan 16, 2023 Abandoned
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18/146742
Medical catheter Dec 26, 2022 Issued
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18/145316
EMBOLISATION SYSTEMS Dec 21, 2022 Abandoned
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