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Ruth T. Mcinroy

Examiner (ID: 7811, Phone: (571)272-2653 , Office: P/2917 )

Most Active Art Unit
2917
Art Unit(s)
2903, 2914, 2901, 2915, 2917, 2904
Total Applications
7649
Issued Applications
7589
Pending Applications
0
Abandoned Applications
60

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/360281
Electrosurgical forceps with swivel action nerve probe Jun 27, 2021 Issued
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17/345031
Apparatus and method for ablating Eustachian tube Jun 10, 2021 Issued
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17/343371
SURGICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS PROVIDING VISUAL NOTIFICATIONS Jun 8, 2021 Abandoned
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17/321763
Timed energy delivery May 16, 2021 Issued
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17/229339
Device and method for coagulation and dissection of biological tissue Apr 12, 2021 Issued
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17/915052
Balloon ablation catheter system and method of controlling same Mar 30, 2021 Issued
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17/215568
Real-time guidance of radiofrequency ablation catheter contact orientation with cardiac tissue using optical coherence tomography Mar 28, 2021 Issued
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17/204150
Combination tumor treatment Mar 16, 2021 Issued
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17/201166
Systems and methods for sealing cored or punctured tissue using inflatable balloon Mar 14, 2021 Issued
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17/179579
ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF SWITCHING BETWEEN DISTINCT MODES AND POWER SETTINGS Feb 18, 2021 Abandoned
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17/909608
TRANSCATHETER TISSUE CUTTING SYSTEM Feb 16, 2021 Pending
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17/177423
SURGICAL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORE Feb 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/135520
Electrosurgical instruments and connections thereto Dec 27, 2020 Issued
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17/134621
METHOD FOR REDUCTION OF CELL VIABILITY BY COLD PLASMA TREATMENT ON BREAST CANCERS BASED ON MOLECULAR PROFILING Dec 27, 2020 Abandoned
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18/254734
Catheter systems with biasing rails and methods for forming fistulas Nov 29, 2020 Issued
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17/779409
ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM Nov 24, 2020 Pending
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17/767359
Earphone, information processing device, and information processing method Jul 30, 2020 Issued
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16/943789
ENT guidewire Jul 29, 2020 Issued
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17/628868
BIOCOMPATIBLE SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI THEREWITH Jul 21, 2020 Abandoned
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16/874432
Terminating drying cycles by monitoring current in electrosurgical systems May 13, 2020 Issued
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