Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HIGHLAND, RACHEL S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3774

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.2%
Allow Rate
-2.8% vs TC avg
369
Total Applications
+36.3%
Interview Lift
1446
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 348 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
28.8%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17656840 VALVE REPAIR USING TISSUE ANCHORS Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17482188 ATRIOVENTRICULAR REGURGITATION REDUCTION SYSTEM ANCHORS Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18158811 Implantable Stent Having Structural Extension Members With Growth Promoting Structural Elements Fostering Growth of Surrounding Tissue Thereto Non-Final OA DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
17557635 KNEE CONE AUGMENTS AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL BROACHES FOR USE IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE Final Rejection DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
17280373 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING SOFT TISSUE TEARS Non-Final OA Conmed Corporation
18640248 Minimally Invasive Repair of Heart Valve Leaflets Non-Final OA NeoChord, Inc.
18072476 EDGE TO EDGE REPAIR OF THE MITRAL VALVE Non-Final OA Ventrimend, Inc
17887475 EDGE TO EDGE REPAIR OF THE MITRAL VALVE Final Rejection Ventrimend, Inc
18671433 SUTURE FASTENERS Final Rejection SV SWISSVORTEX LTD.
18263372 IMPROVED SELF-EXPANDING DEVICES AND RELATED PROCESSES Non-Final OA SONOROUS NV
17632687 MEDICAL SET FOR TREATING ANEURYSMS, PRODUCTION PROCESS, AND MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR TREATING ANEURYSMS Final Rejection Acandis GmbH
17610566 FELT MATERIAL FOR USE IN A METHOD OF REPAIRING OR AUGMENTING HUMAN OR ANIMAL SOFT TISSUES Final Rejection ZURIMED TECHNOLOGIES AG
18183636 STENT, STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND STENT MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection OLMPUS CORPORATION
17773696 Dual-Layer Lumen Stent Final Rejection Shenzhen Lifetech Endovascular Medical Co., Ltd.
17633207 CONTAINER DEVICE FOR BREAST PROSTHESIS FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE BREAST SURGERY Non-Final OA DECO MED SRL

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