Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CLARK, RYAN T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3794

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.8%
Allow Rate
-20.2% vs TC avg
299
Total Applications
+19.5%
Interview Lift
1501
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 263 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
13.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17956074 SURGICAL TOOLS WITH NESTED PULLEYS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18252378 MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
18312499 FORCE SENSITIVE MECHANISM FOR CONTACT DETECTION IN CATHETER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17914300 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS INCORPORATING ULTRASONIC AND ELECTROSURGICAL FUNCTIONALITY Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17652959 SEGMENTED SURGICAL FORCEPS Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18716989 DEVICE FOR REVERSIBLY BLOCKING ACTIVITIES OF TARGET REGION AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME Non-Final OA WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
17946267 TREATMENT INSTRUMENT, TREATMENT SYSTEM AND TREATMENT METHOD Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
16842648 Basket Catheter with Solid Conducting Spines as Electrodes for IRE Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18640750 OPTIMIZED ELECTRODE SPACING FOR BIPOLAR SPHINCTEROTOMES Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18304086 ELONGATED MEDICAL NEEDLE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18143674 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED

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