Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3774 3792

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.5%
Allow Rate
+0.5% vs TC avg
181
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
1121
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 129 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.3%
§102 Novelty
56.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19172151 FOCUSING ELEMENT FOR PLASMA SYSTEM TO DISRUPT VASCULAR LESIONS Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18990992 HUB ADAPTER FOR COUPLING MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
19170842 Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Delivery System Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
17670734 TIP UNCLOGGING USING CONTROLLED ASPIRATION REFLUX Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
19184144 CANNULA CLEARANCE Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
17142712 SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection MEDTRONIC INC.
19139697 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR THROMBUS TREATMENT FIELD Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
19127809 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LONG HAIR TRANSPLANTATION Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
17291235 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SKIN TREATMENT Non-Final OA Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc.
18616372 ENDOBRONCHIAL BLOCKER SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Yale University
18997510 ENDOVASCULAR APPARATUS FOR TREATING VESSEL INTIMA AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
18867385 ATHERECTOMY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.

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