Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BAHENA, CHRISTIE L.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3738 3774

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.2%
Allow Rate
-2.8% vs TC avg
461
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
1099
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 424 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17632120 TRANSCATHETER PROSTHETIC VALVE WITH MULTI-PART FRAME SUBCOMPONENT TRANSVERSE DEFORMATION RESISTANCE Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
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.
18219302 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH VISUAL ORIENTATION INDICATOR Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, 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
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
18040347 PROSTHETIC FOOT Final Rejection OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
17624197 PROSTHETIC DEVICE FOR A LOWER EXTREMITY, ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A PROSTHETIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUAL ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
18852840 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES FOR A SOCKET AND LINER COMBINATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Hanger, Inc.
17446115 PROSTHETIC LIMB SOCKETS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING Final Rejection Medical Creations, Inc.
17001380 PROSTHETIC LIMB SOCKETS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING Final Rejection MEDICAL CREATIONS, INC.
18420956 PROSTHESIS AND ORTHOSIS Final Rejection Moog Controls Limited
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
18040946 SLOPE ACCOMMODATING ORTHOTIC OR PROSTHETIC ANKLE JOINT OR BRACE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH
18056204 HYDRAULIC PROSTHETIC ANKLE Non-Final OA College Park Industries, Inc.
17677294 MECHANICAL PROSTHETIC FOOT FOR MULTIPLE ACTIVITY LEVELS Non-Final OA Össur Iceland ehf
16850442 METHODS OF FORMING IMPLANTS WITH POROUS SURFACES USING HEAT BONDING Non-Final OA SMed-TA/TD, LLC

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