Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BAHENA, CHRISTIE L.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3738 3774

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.3%
Allow Rate
-2.7% vs TC avg
465
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
1039
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 428 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
87.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19296724 INTRAVASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHOD Non-Final OA VS3 Medical, Inc.
19253524 INTRAVASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHOD Final Rejection VS3 Medical, Inc.
18267930 WIRE MANAGEMENT FOR DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
17344511 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LOW-PROFILE INTERCRANIAL DEVICE AND THE LOW-PROFILE INTERCRANIAL DEVICE MANUFACTURED THEREBY Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18219302 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH VISUAL ORIENTATION INDICATOR Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
19074062 MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR DONNING ORTHOTIC DEVICE TO PROSTHESIS, LIMB, OR JOINT Final Rejection Icarus Medical, LLC
17734826 COMPOSITE FILAMENT FOR 3D PRINTING OF RESORBABLE BONE SCAFFOLDS Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
18852840 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES FOR A SOCKET AND LINER COMBINATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Hanger, Inc.
17001380 PROSTHETIC LIMB SOCKETS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING Final Rejection MEDICAL CREATIONS, INC.
18246783 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROSTHETIC FOOT Non-Final OA Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
18016827 ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT DEVICE Final Rejection Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
18016838 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROSTHESIS OR ORTHOSIS Non-Final OA Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
18234747 Novel Attachment for Locking Prosthetic Liners Non-Final OA Alps South Europe, S.R.O.
18307203 PROSTHETIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Stumpworx LLC
18113662 Novel Elastomer Gel Liner with Perspiration Elimination Mechanism Non-Final OA Alps South, LLC
17677294 MECHANICAL PROSTHETIC FOOT FOR MULTIPLE ACTIVITY LEVELS Non-Final OA Össur Iceland ehf
16667841 EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX POUCH STRUCTURE AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA ELUTIA MED, LLC

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