Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GANESAN, SUBA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.6%
Allow Rate
+3.6% vs TC avg
697
Total Applications
+14.0%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 667 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18377966 COMMISSURE MARKER FOR A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18448726 PROSTHETIC VALVES Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18308525 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING PARAVALVULAR LEAKAGE Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18181521 COMPRESSIBLE SHUNT IMPLANT Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18118018 PROSTHETIC VALVE SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
17826029 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES WITH COMMISSURE POST PROTRUSIONS FOR COMMISSURE ASSEMBLY POSITION LOCKING Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
19334242 METHODS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF AN IMPLANT Non-Final OA Zenflow, Inc.
19334221 METHODS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF AN IMPLANT Non-Final OA Zenflow, Inc.
18375390 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING THE SHAPE OF NASAL TISSUES Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18280085 JOINT DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17849565 BIOHYBRID HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18062491 Stent And Stent Connection Interface Final Rejection MicroVention, Inc.
17505287 STENT FOR THE POSITIONING AND ANCHORING OF A VALVULAR PROSTHESIS IN AN IMPLANTATION SITE IN THE HEART OF A PATIENT Non-Final OA JenaValve Technology, Inc.
18115502 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF VALVE PROSTHESES Non-Final OA JC Medical, Inc.
18400252 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES Non-Final OA CorMatrix Cardiovascular, Inc.
18540305 TRANSCATHETER ATRIO-VENTRICULAR VALVE PROSTHESIS Non-Final OA HIGHLIFE SAS
18035509 TRANSCATHETER DEVICE FOR TREATING TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION Non-Final OA TAU MEDICAL INC.
18519930 Medical Device using Bioabsorbable Material Non-Final OA Xeltis, B.V
18277215 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR TREATING A DISEASED OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED TRICUSPID VALVE Non-Final OA Innoventric Ltd.
18201449 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR TISSUE REPAIR Non-Final OA Miach Orthopaedics, Inc.
18250680 ARTICULATED PROSTHESIS FOR A TRICUSPID OR MITRAL VALVE Non-Final OA STAR TRIC S.R.L.
18133389 REPLACEMENT HEART VALVES AND THEIR METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Foldax, Inc.

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