Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.0%
Allow Rate
-22.0% vs TC avg
637
Total Applications
+42.0%
Interview Lift
1746
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 600 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18637188 CORKSCREW TISSUE ANCHOR Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18530996 GRASPING STRUCTURE FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
18935123 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TUNNELING BETWEEN TISSUE LAYERS Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18494244 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SEALING TO ACCOMODATE AN IRREGULAR OSTIUM Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18228767 ANTI-MIGRATION FEATURES OF DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CREATING AN ANASTOMOSIS Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18360921 COMPRESSION DEVICE SET AND ADHERING METHOD Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18111269 HEMOSTATIC DEVICE Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18297141 MECHANICAL MESH FIXATION DEVICE AND CURVILINEAR TACK SYSTEM Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
18345981 FUNCTIONAL UTERINE MANIPULATOR Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
17320195 ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGICAL GUIDE SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SURGERY Final Rejection Epica International, Inc
18862264 Embolic Filter Catheter Non-Final OA EmStop Inc.
18736158 Medical Device Delivery System and Methods of Delivering Medical Devices Non-Final OA Medtronic CV Luxembourg S.a.r.l.
18774268 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THE CEREBRAL VASCULATURE Final Rejection Claret Medical, Inc.
18718867 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR VACUUM-ASSISTED TISSUE STABILIZATION Non-Final OA BioFluid Technology, Inc.
18715765 ANCHORS FOR A COLLAPSING IMPLANT Non-Final OA Endomatic Ltd.
17259802 BIODEGRADABLE INTRALUMINAL SMALL INTESTINAL ANASTOMOTIC GUIDE Final Rejection The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Arkansas
17216606 MICROCATHETER GUIDEWIRE UNIT, ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare GmbH
18283561 NASAL AND EAR FOREIGN BODY EXTRACTOR Final Rejection Eon Meditech Pvt. Ltd.
17826454 CURVED SUTURE NEEDLE EXTENSION Final Rejection Ergosurgical Group Corp.
17606618 INTRACORPOREAL GUIDE COMPONENT Non-Final OA CORLIFE OHG

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