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Scott A. Smith

Examiner (ID: 3610)

Most Active Art Unit
3721
Art Unit(s)
3205, 3727, 3204, 3721, 3731, 3616
Total Applications
3908
Issued Applications
3490
Pending Applications
118
Abandoned Applications
330

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/386151
POWERED SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE Jul 26, 2021 Abandoned
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17/382657
Surgical handle articulation assemblies Jul 21, 2021 Issued
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17/382705
Surgical handle assembly Jul 21, 2021 Issued
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17/305555
Surgical instrument including an adapter assembly and an articulating surgical loading unit Jul 8, 2021 Issued
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17/368489
Radial band wedge impact driving device Jul 5, 2021 Issued
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17/365059
Buttress attachment for surgical stapling apparatus Jun 30, 2021 Issued
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17/363896
Surgical stapling device with laser probe Jun 29, 2021 Issued
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17/363565
Staple cartridge replacement Jun 29, 2021 Issued
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17/361806
Staple cartridge Jun 28, 2021 Issued
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17/361472
Handheld electromechanical surgical system Jun 28, 2021 Issued
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17/362172
Mechanisms for compensating for battery pack failure in powered surgical instruments Jun 28, 2021 Issued
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17/360133
Surgical instruments with torsion spine drive arrangements Jun 27, 2021 Issued
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17/355240
Buttress attachment for surgical stapling apparatus Jun 22, 2021 Issued
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17/355498
IMPLANTABLE ADJUNCT SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING ADJUNCT SKEW Jun 22, 2021 Abandoned
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17/344850
Construction equipment and methods Jun 9, 2021 Issued
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17/332612
Surgical bone stable device and method of use May 26, 2021 Issued
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17/329748
Powered stapling device with manual retraction May 24, 2021 Issued
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17/326724
IMPACT TOOL May 20, 2021 Abandoned
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17/321855
Sealed electrical connection between surgical loading unit and adapter May 16, 2021 Issued
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17/320058
Railway Clip Positioning, Setting, and Insertion System May 12, 2021 Abandoned
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