Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DANG, ANH TIEU

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
-4.9% vs TC avg
679
Total Applications
+35.8%
Interview Lift
1260
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 633 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
29.0%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18278371 DILATION DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
19259768 INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY Non-Final OA FastWave Medical Inc.
18195405 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING LIMB ISCHEMIA Final Rejection ABIOMED, Inc.
18232037 SEGMENTED MEDICAL BALLOON Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17462402 GUIDE HOLE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18177634 MEDICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17935470 PROSTATE INNER LUMEN EXPANSION Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18249813 ARRANGEMENT FOR A BLADED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA CMR Surgical Limited
18787522 ABRASIVE ELEMENTS FOR ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
18467500 RECANALIZATION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Inari Medical, Inc.
18822557 WORKING CHANNEL DEVICE Non-Final OA T.A.G. Medical Products Corporation Ltd.
18823379 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING AND SEALING BODILY VESSELS AND CAVITIES Non-Final OA CrossBay Medical, Inc.
18812953 ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Endololgix LLC
18793728 INVERTING SLEEVE APPARATUSES AND METHOD FOR DRYING AND CLEANING THE EAR OR NOSE Non-Final OA 880 Medical LLC
18616839 MITRAL VALVE IMPLANTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VALVULAR REGURGITATION Non-Final OA Polares Medical Inc.
18427167 Controlled Tissue Dissection Systems and Methods Non-Final OA BioProtect Ltd.
18535706 PIXEL ARRAY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection SRGI HOLDINGS, LLC
18462183 PIXEL ARRAY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection SRGI HOLDINGS, LLC
18364659 PIXEL ARRAY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection SRGI HOLDINGS, LLC
18361015 PIXEL ARRAY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA SRGI HOLDINGS, LLC
18358580 PIXEL ARRAY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection SRGI HOLDINGS, LLC
18111699 Pixel Array Medical Systems, Devices and Methods Final Rejection SRGI HOLDINGS, LLC
17242665 Cannula Insertion System And Methods Of Using The Same Non-Final OA The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
18465258 UNIVERSAL FACIAL REJUVENATION TREATMENT SYSTEM (U-FRTS) Non-Final OA Skin Aesthetics Inc.
17081351 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSERTION AND FIXATION OF IMPLANTABLE DEVICES Final Rejection Nalu Medical, Inc.
18235335 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMODELING AN EAR Non-Final OA EarGear, LLC
18356105 METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO INCREASE INTRAOCULAR LENSES POSITIONAL STABILITY Final Rejection AMO GRONINGEN B.V.
18170428 PIEZO-DRIVEN AGITATOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Clauson Creative Engineering
17346180 ADJUSTABLE-SHAPE SNARE FOR ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Endovision Foundation
17879613 Skin Mesher Non-Final OA Exsurco Medical, Inc.

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