Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3773 3774
This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases
Rachael L. Geiger, an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3771, has 124 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 82.3%, which is very high and favorable for applicants. This high success rate suggests that the majority of applications reach a grant under this examiner's review, providing a streamlined path to patent issuance.
The interview lift is 18.3%, indicating that interviews are a productive way to address examiner concerns and further increase the likelihood of an allowance. Oral advocacy can help clarify complex issues and move the application toward a grant more effectively than written correspondence alone. Practitioners should consider scheduling an interview to resolve any outstanding rejections.
The median days to allowance is 1018. This timeline is standard for the tech center, indicating that the process follows a typical procedural schedule of approximately three years. The combination of a high allowance rate and a positive interview lift makes this a favorable environment for patent prosecution.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18941378 | ARTICULATION LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR END EFFECTORS AND METHODS OF USE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc |
| 18615229 | SAFETY LANCET TRANSSEPTAL NEEDLE | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 19111435 | TROCAR INCLUDING CANNULA | Final Rejection | CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL |
| 17985539 | MEDICAL CLIP AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MEDICAL IMPLANT | Non-Final OA | Aesculap AG |
| 18361637 | CARDIAC ANCHORING SOLUTIONS | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18798672 | Medical Device Delivery System With Locking System | Final Rejection | Evalve, Inc. |
| 18752514 | LYMPHATIC ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. |
| 17133277 | LYMPHATIC ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. |
| 19072516 | CARTRIDGE SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18411596 | BENDABLE CLIP DEVICE | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 19057179 | DEFLECTABLE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR IMPLANT DELIVERY | Non-Final OA | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 17619452 | CONTINUOUS TETHERED TISSUE ANCHOR AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
| 18591252 | MEDICAL GRASPING DEVICE WITH SLIDE ACTUATOR | Non-Final OA | Merit Medical Systems, Inc. |
| 18443087 | SOFT TISSUE BIOPSY OR EXCISIONAL DEVICES AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | Transmed7, LLC |
| 18703100 | SUBCUTANEOUS ABRASION TREATMENT FOR STRETCH MARKS | Non-Final OA | The Children's Medical Center Corporation |
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