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Examiner: Sonnett, Kathleen


Primary examiner statistics: 43 patents; average approval time: 77 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 91 patents; average approval time: 103 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8182529 Percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty device delivery method
8170648 Removable localizing wire
8162972 Vein filter
8162965 Low profile cutting assembly with a return spring
8157814 Appliance
8152828 Blunt tip obturator
8147509 Puncture needle cartridge and lancet for blood collection
8142443 Surgical retrieval device radially deployable from a collapsed po...
8142488 Stent removal and repositioning aid and associated method
8137266 Surgical portal apparatus with armature assembly
8133256 Shape memory polymer foams for endovascular therapies
8133244 Medical instrument
8133237 Biological unit removal tools with concentric tubes
8128647 Surgical instrument for detecting, isolating and excising tumors
8114126 Modular, reduced-pressure, wound-closure systems and methods
8109960 Patient's skin puncturing device
8109964 Device for compression of tissue under the eyes
8109952 Device and method for treating varicose veins
8109957 Disc nucleus removal devices and methods
8105348 Surgical obturator
8100938 Occlusion device for occluding an atrial auricula and method for ...
8100923 Suture locking device and methods
8100936 Vein filter
8100958 Device for delivering a self-expanding stent in a vessel of the b...
8097015 Device and methods for preventing formation of thrombi in the lef...
8092473 Surgical clamp with improved traction
8080027 Surgical knife blade with hollow bevel
8075571 Surgical clip applier methods
8070800 Transcatheter heart valve prostheses
8070767 Optical penetrating adapter for surgical portal
8066729 Surgical obturator
8062305 Surgical portal with enhanced retention capabilities
8062326 Vein filter
8062317 Rotational thrombectomy wire
8057507 Vascular filter
8052707 Patient's skin puncturing device
8043313 Apparatus and methods for treating obstructions within body lumen...
8038686 Clip applier configured to prevent clip fallout
8034069 Single use lancet assembly
8029528 Instrument guide and method for use

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7976562 Method of removing a vein filter
RE42507 Surgical scalpel
7967830 System and method for introducing multiple medical devices
7955349 Body piercing instrument
7942889 Intraocular clip
7931671 Medical sealing device
7914546 Lancet
7905902 Surgical implant with preferential corrosion zone
7901421 System for cutting the cornea of an eye
7887561 Multiple access vein filter
7887574 Stent delivery catheter
7879053 Balloon with stepped sections and implements
7867254 Surgical clip
7846171 Method and apparatus for delivering a prosthetic fabric into a pa...
7837697 Device and method for anastomosis
7819887 Rotational thrombectomy wire
7794471 Compliant anastomosis system
7780699 Vascular wound closure device and method
7780690 Instruments and method for minimally invasive carpal tunnel relea...
7780701 Suture anchor
7763062 Method and system for delivering and implanting a graft
7763037 System and method for attaching a vein, an artery, or a tube in a...
7758603 Blunt tip obturator
7758628 Expandable device having bistable spring construction
7758591 Medical device having linear to rotation control
7758632 Frame based unidirectional flow prosthetic implant
7744617 Method and inflatable chamber apparatus for separating layers of ...
7740641 Clip applier with migrational resistance features
7736372 Apparatus and methods for endoscopic suturing
7731724 Surgical clip advancement and alignment mechanism
7713280 Lancets
7704266 Vein filter
7699864 Expandable medical access device
7699865 Actuating constraining mechanism
7695492 Enhanced bleed back system
7691110 Snare injection device
7686820 Surgical clip applier ratchet mechanism
7686844 Prosthetic valve for implantation in a body vessel
7682373 Vascular wound closure device and method
7678125 Surgical ligation clip
 
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