Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Mohamed Gamil Gabr, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771 3795

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL handles matters in tech center 3700 and art unit 3731. The profile records 540 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 80.6%, indicating that allowance is the predominant recorded outcome. The median time to allowance is 1044 days. Interviews are associated with a 21.9% lift, so an interview may be useful when the applicant needs to distinguish the claimed medical technology from the cited art.

Boston Scientific Corporation, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, and Covidien L.P. are the leading companies in the record. Their concentration reflects a medical-device prosecution context. The principal firms are MERCHANT & GOULD P.C., SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP, and CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. Counsel can draw on these organizations for examples of prosecution before the examiner, while preserving attention to the relatively extended allowance timeline.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

80.6%
Allow Rate
+10.6% vs TC avg
580
Total Applications
+21.9%
Interview Lift
1044
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 540 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
28.2%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18946662 DRIVE ROD AND KNIFE BLADE FOR AN ARTICULATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Covidien LP
19065709 HEMOSTASIS CLIP WITH COLLAPSIBLE CAPSULE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18934492 EXTRAVASCULAR SECURING ELEMENT FOR PERCUTANEOUS DEVICE ENABLED LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18652935 ASPIRATION CATHETER WITH AUTOMATIC SENSING Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17858655 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE RESECTION Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18941825 REUSABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SINGLE-USE TIP AND INTEGRATED TIP COVER Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18942285 COMMISSURE COVER FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18896523 STEERABLE CATHETER WITH MULTIPLE PULL WIRES Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18812877 EXPANDABLE SHEATH WITH SEGMENTED INNER MEMBER Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18866770 DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18785138 FILAMENTARY DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS Non-Final OA MICROVENTION, INC.
18922685 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INCREASED VISUALIZATION AND MANIPULATION OF A BODY SIDE WALL Non-Final OA Cornell University
19012793 CATHETER-BASED SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL OF A LEADLESS PACEMAKER Non-Final OA PACESETTER, INC.
19106171 THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Shifamed Holdings, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mohamed Gamil Gabr's allowance rate?

80.6% of resolved applications examined by Mohamed Gamil Gabr were allowed (540 resolved cases), compared with 63.1% across Art Unit 3731 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mohamed Gamil Gabr?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mohamed Gamil Gabr take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mohamed Gamil Gabr took 1,044 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mohamed Gamil Gabr work in?

Mohamed Gamil Gabr examines applications in Art Unit 3731 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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