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Sikarl A. Witherspoon

Examiner (ID: 751, Phone: (571)272-0649 , Office: P/1671 )

Most Active Art Unit
1621
Art Unit(s)
1622, 1671, 1621, 1692
Total Applications
3282
Issued Applications
2769
Pending Applications
177
Abandoned Applications
365

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/978496
MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM WITH DIELECTRIC TEMPERATURE PROBE May 13, 2018 Abandoned
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15/961676
Surgical instrument and method Apr 23, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13354003 [patent_doc_number] => 20180228541 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-08-16 [patent_title] => IRRIGATED ABLATION CATHETER WITH IMPROVED FLUID FLOW [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/954517 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-04-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8495 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 92 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15954517 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/954517
Irrigated ablation catheter with improved fluid flow Apr 15, 2018 Issued
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15/952572
Surgical multi-tool and method of use Apr 12, 2018 Issued
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15/949252
Temperature measurement in catheter Apr 9, 2018 Issued
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15/947091
Electroporation system and method of preconditioning tissue for electroporation therapy Apr 5, 2018 Issued
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15/942834
Surgical multi-tool and method of use Apr 1, 2018 Issued
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15/923140
Continuous Flow Balloon Catheter Systems and Methods of Use Mar 15, 2018 Pending
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15/922485
DELIVERY DEVICES WITH COOLABLE ENERGY EMITTING ASSEMBLIES Mar 14, 2018 Abandoned
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15/919512
Supplying electrical energy to electrosurgical instruments Mar 12, 2018 Issued
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15/919131
Irrigated ablation catheter having irrigation ports with reduced hydraulic resistance Mar 11, 2018 Issued
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15/908000
Plasma generator configured for use with an auxiliary device Feb 27, 2018 Issued
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15/908279
Surgical device having an integral fluid distribution system Feb 27, 2018 Issued
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15/907449
Instruments, systems, and methods for sealing tissue structures Feb 27, 2018 Issued
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15/898820
Tissue ablation cannula assembly Feb 18, 2018 Issued
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15/874721
Systems, devices, and methods for focal ablation Jan 17, 2018 Issued
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15/874223
Alternative placement of thermal sensors on bipolar electrode Jan 17, 2018 Issued
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15/870814
Microwave ablation applicators Jan 11, 2018 Issued
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15/870821
Microwave ablation applicators Jan 11, 2018 Issued
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15/865560
Enhanced ablation and visualization techniques for percutaneous surgical procedures Jan 8, 2018 Issued
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