Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3738 3774

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
1396
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
961
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1367 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.8%
§102 Novelty
39.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18222923 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE HAVING MULTI-LEVEL SEALING MEMBER Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18308498 PROTECTED PRESSURE-SAFE BALLOONS Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18124688 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE LEAFLET ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
17933436 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR DOCKING A HEART VALVE Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
19346920 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING HEART VALVE REGURGITATION Non-Final OA Emory University
19251390 DEVICES FOR PROVIDING TISSUE SUPPORT DURING BREAST RECONSTRUCTION, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Melodi Health, Inc.
18468983 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE FRAME STRUCTURE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
18112114 DRUG ELUTION FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18135134 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE FOR MITIGATING STAGNATION Non-Final OA TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
18114881 PROSTHETIC VALVES AND METHODS OF MAKING Non-Final OA Regents of the University of Minnesota
18492407 DESIGNED LEAFLET THICKNESS VIA STRETCHING TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVED VALVE DURABILITY Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18030473 ENGINEERING-DESIGN-BASED WORKFLOW FOR VALVE RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA Children's Medical Center Corporation
17202217 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DEVICES, PROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Twelve, Inc.
17830051 GENERATING ENDOTHELIAL CELL-SEEDED VASCULAR GRAFTS Final Rejection WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18493950 SELF-EXPANDING DEVICES AND METHODS THEREFOR Non-Final OA Intersect ENT, Inc.
18237334 HEART VALVE HAVING AN INNER SKIRT WITH LEAFLET SUPPORTS Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC
18355061 IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR MASTOPEXY Non-Final OA Tepha, Inc.
18202853 FENESTRATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AORTIC ARCH REPAIR Non-Final OA Mavericks Endo, Inc.
18298549 Implantable Artificial Bronchus Non-Final OA Pulmair Medical, Inc.
18248220 TRANSCATHETERAL DEPLOYMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE WITHOUT USE OF A NOSE CONE Non-Final OA Tel Hashomer Med. Res., Infra. & Serv. LTD.

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