Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GEIGER, RACHAEL L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.3%
Allow Rate
+15.3% vs TC avg
137
Total Applications
+14.1%
Interview Lift
1018
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 109 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
34.1%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17619452 CONTINUOUS TETHERED TISSUE ANCHOR AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18317930 ENDOSCOPE TREATMENT TOOL, ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, AND TREATMENT METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18602328 CATHETER SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCING EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA TC1 LLC
18741908 CONTROL MECHANISM FOR END EFFECTORS AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18615229 SAFETY LANCET TRANSSEPTAL NEEDLE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18010537 MAGNETICALLY ATTACHABLE TISSUE CLIPS FOR USE IN ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION Final Rejection Covidien LP
17133277 LYMPHATIC ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
17138611 TWO-PIECE CLIP APPLIER JAW ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Applied Medical Resources Corporation
18810632 CLIP FOR ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18411596 BENDABLE CLIP DEVICE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
17735336 SUTURE-TO-BUTTON ASSEMBLIES FOR PERFORMING SURGICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA ARTHREX, INC.
17563929 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ERGONOMIC MEDICAL PROCEDURES Final Rejection University of Iowa Research Foundation
18885201 MULTI-LUMEN ASPIRATION CATHETERS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Inari Medical, Inc.
18562655 RING CONTRACTION APPARATUS FOR MITRAL VALVE ANNULUS Non-Final OA SHANGHAI SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY CO., LTD.
18591252 MEDICAL GRASPING DEVICE WITH SLIDE ACTUATOR Non-Final OA Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
18746788 THREE-ARM CLIP Non-Final OA Qiang ZHANG
18703100 SUBCUTANEOUS ABRASION TREATMENT FOR STRETCH MARKS Non-Final OA The Children's Medical Center Corporation
18259419 Applicator for robot-assisted surgery Final Rejection Ferrosan Medical Devices A/S

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