Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3774 3783

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.1%
Allow Rate
+10.1% vs TC avg
969
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 946 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
66.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19307753 HAIR TRANSPLANTATION SURGERY WITH GRAFT-ON-DEMAND PROCESSING OF FOLLICULAR UNITS Non-Final OA EnGraft Technologies, Inc.
18799452 ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER TO BLADE ACOUSTIC COUPLING, CONNECTIONS, AND CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18594534 CLAMP ARM OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ADJUSTABLE COUPLING STABILITY AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18754906 VALVE REPAIR DELIVERY HANDLE Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18134445 EXPANDABLE SHEATH WITH RADIOPAQUE FEATURES Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18817922 STRETCH HOOP COUPLER FOR RELOADABLE HEMOSTASIS CLIPPING DEVICE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18158865 MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM AND ACCESS DEVICE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18871418 Vascular Occlusion Device Non-Final OA Terumo Corporation
18871265 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PITCH ANGLE MOTION ABOUT A VIRTUAL CENTER Non-Final OA Vicarious Surgical Inc.
18852190 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DELIVERY OF AN EMBOLIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA CLEARSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18822355 Occlusion Device Non-Final OA Stryker Ireland Technology LTD
18837944 INTRAVASCULAR INDWELLING MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
18631948 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STENT ASSISTED ANEURYSM COILING Non-Final OA NV MEDTECH, Inc.
18681362 MULTIFUNCTIONAL HANDPIECE Non-Final OA Giorgio MAULLU
18686545 SURGICAL DEVICE FOR DISSECTION OF ANATOMICAL TISSUES Non-Final OA RESCUE CODE S.R.L.
18441496 MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA Tokyo
18310468 AXIAL COMPRESSION ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHING TO ANATOMICAL TISSUE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body

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