Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ADAM, MOHAMMED SOHAIL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3775

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.0%
Allow Rate
-3.0% vs TC avg
235
Total Applications
+58.6%
Interview Lift
1097
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 191 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17721407 APPLICATOR FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT LUBRICANT Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18747730 LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE LIGATION DEVICE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18739662 OCCLUSIVE MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING SENSING CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18654196 NEEDLE HOLDER AND METHOD OF USING SAME Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18292704 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR THE OCCLUSION OF THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE Non-Final OA APPLIED CARDIOVASCULAR SOLUTIONS, LLC
17524060 WIRE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR OCCLUSION Non-Final OA Teleflex Life Sciences LLC
18912640 Apparatus and Method of Connection of Attachments to a Holder Non-Final OA Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
18891557 APPARATUS FOR FIXING INSTRUMENT WITHIN INTESTINAL CANAL Non-Final OA JSR Medical CO., LTD
18616047 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DELIVERY OF A PROSTHETIC VALVE Non-Final OA JC Medical, Inc.
17389298 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DELIVERY Final Rejection JC Medical, Inc.
18076775 IMPLANT Non-Final OA OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18649422 DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS TO TREAT CHRONIC BRONCHITIS Final Rejection Free Flow Medical, Inc.
18684633 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SENSING AND COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONALITY Non-Final OA CANARY MEDICAL SWITZERLAND AG
18553320 LEFT ATRIAL AURICLE OCCLUDER Final Rejection Riccardo LAURENTI
17298107 Device for Heart Repair Final Rejection CARDIOMECH AS
17298132 Device for Heart Repair Non-Final OA CARDIOMECH AS
17805716 Specimen Marking Clip Final Rejection MarginView, LLC
17709007 Drive-Enhanceable Handheld Elongate Medical Device Advancer and Related Systems, Devices and Methods Final Rejection New Wave Endo-Surgical Corp.
17500758 VASCULAR OCCLUSION DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Okami Medical, Inc.
15776839 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Endoscopic Forcereflecting Instruments B.V.

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