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William A. Mintel

Examiner (ID: 13043)

Most Active Art Unit
2508
Art Unit(s)
2503, 2899, 2811, 2508
Total Applications
1598
Issued Applications
1310
Pending Applications
23
Abandoned Applications
265

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/056322
TOOL HOLDER AND SYSTEM Nov 16, 2022 Pending
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17/984293
SPECIMEN RETRIEVAL DEVICE Nov 9, 2022 Pending
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18/052841
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PASSING SUTURE Nov 3, 2022 Abandoned
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18/703923
Robotic arm for minimally invasive surgery Oct 12, 2022 Issued
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17/963173
Slave-end apparatus for interventional robot Oct 9, 2022 Issued
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18/697018
VALVE LEAFLET RESECTION DEVICE Sep 28, 2022 Pending
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17/893788
Endoscopic snare with asymmetric corners Aug 22, 2022 Issued
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18/684662
IMAGING-GUIDED WHOLE-BODY STEREOTACTIC DEVICE Aug 19, 2022 Pending
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17/861705
Pulsed closure control methods for surgical tools Jul 10, 2022 Issued
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18/566677
In-bore positioning system Jun 8, 2022 Pending
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18/858017
CATHETERS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF MATERIAL FROM HOLLOW BODIES Apr 26, 2022 Pending
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17/725785
Atrial appendage occlusion and arrhythmia treatment Apr 20, 2022 Issued
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17/720627
Actuated clot retrieval catheter Apr 13, 2022 Issued
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18/281743
APPARATUS FOR PLACING A NEEDLE AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION AND DEPTH USING AN ULTRASOUND PROBE Mar 21, 2022 Pending
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17/700391
ROBOTIC SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR VASCULAR ACCESS Mar 20, 2022 Abandoned
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17/691727
Intravascular blood filters and methods of use Mar 9, 2022 Issued
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17/688868
Trajectory guide with dual gimbal drive arrangement Mar 6, 2022 Issued
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17/686617
PROTECTIVE DRAPE FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEMS Mar 3, 2022 Abandoned
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17/683875
Techniques for providing a replacement valve and transseptal communication Feb 28, 2022 Issued
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17/671784
Robotic surgical assemblies Feb 14, 2022 Issued
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