Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GEIGER, RACHAEL L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+15.7% vs TC avg
138
Total Applications
+13.6%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 112 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
86.8%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18637604 KNIFE DESIGNS FOR END EFFECTORS USED IN SURGICAL TOOLS Final Rejection CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
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.
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.
17138611 TWO-PIECE CLIP APPLIER JAW ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Applied Medical Resources Corporation
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.
18885201 MULTI-LUMEN ASPIRATION CATHETERS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Inari Medical, Inc.
18602328 CATHETER SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCING EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA TC1 LLC
18703100 SUBCUTANEOUS ABRASION TREATMENT FOR STRETCH MARKS Non-Final OA The Children's Medical Center Corporation
17563929 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ERGONOMIC MEDICAL PROCEDURES Final Rejection University of Iowa Research Foundation

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