Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3774 3783

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.2%
Allow Rate
-7.8% vs TC avg
616
Total Applications
+23.2%
Interview Lift
1337
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 592 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.7%
§102 Novelty
84.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18044027 DYNAMICALLY RIGIDIZING GUIDERAIL AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA NEPTUNE MEDICAL INC.
19303343 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANTEGRADE TRANSCATHETER VALVE REPAIR OR IMPLANTATION Non-Final OA Vantis Vascular, Inc.
17938795 STEERABLE DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18384663 INCISIONLESS ENDOLUMINAL GASTRIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17351868 Prosthetic Heart Valve Having an Improved Tubular Seal Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18551349 INJECTABLE FILLER FROM AUTOLOGOUS DERMIS WITHOUT DONOR SCARRING Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
17558905 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING VALVE MEMBER Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18521548 SURGICAL EQUIPMENT HOLDER Non-Final OA LSI Solutions, Inc.
14814383 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARDIAC REMODELING Non-Final OA Ancora Heart, Inc.
18278135 IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS AND IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA JIANGSU TRULIVE MEDTECH CO., LTD.
17782238 CATHETER ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Excision Medical, Inc.
17797289 SUPPORT-GUIDED STEERING OF A CATHETER Non-Final OA CARDIOVALVE LTD.
18025623 STENT-DEPLOYMENT ASSEMBLIES WITH LOCKING MECHANISMS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ENDO GI MEDICAL LTD.
17500192 KINK-RESISTANT ELECTROSPUN FIBER ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA NFS IP Holdings, LLC
17919875 MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED MEDICAL DEVICE RETENTION Final Rejection Bentley InnoMed GmbH
17802825 ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESIS DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA EVASC NEUROVASCULAR ENTERPRISED ULC

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