Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3774

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.0%
Allow Rate
At TC average
176
Total Applications
+14.1%
Interview Lift
1103
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 120 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.5%
§102 Novelty
90.5%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18278195 SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR NON-INVASIVE LEAD EXTRACTION TOOL WITH DUAL-ACTION ROTATIONAL AND AXIAL MOVEMENT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18651971 DISTAL NODE GROUNDING FEATURES FOR ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDE Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18287388 Surgical Cutting Assembly Including An Actuator Assembly Selectively Operable In Modes Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
17142712 SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC INC.
17684225 DETECTION OF A COMPLETE INCISION BY AN ULTRASONIC TREATMENT DEVICE Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18414781 TISSUE REPAIR CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
18861764 CLOSURE IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME Non-Final OA SHANGHAI MICROPORT MEDICAL (GROUP) CO., LTD.
17974965 ANCHOR INSERTION SYSTEMS FOR A WINGED BONE ANCHOR HAVING A DRIVING CORE Non-Final OA Acumed LLC
18912426 MESHER FOR THE EXPANSION OF SKIN GRAFTS Non-Final OA SIGN Fracture Care International
18855342 OPHTHALMIC TOOL FOR AB-INTERNO REMOVAL OF OPHTHALMIC TISSUE AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA MOR RESEARCH APPLICATIONS LTD.
18892536 ENDOVASCULAR MEDICAL DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Intervene, Inc.
17425712 EVERSION TOOL AND SIZE GUIDE FOR PERFORMING ARTERIAL MICROVASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS Final Rejection BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
18121254 VITREOUS SAMPLING DEVICE HAVING VIBRATION-DRIVEN FLUID PRESSURE Non-Final OA Verily Life Sciences LLC
18814516 Enhanced Sclerotomy Port with Sensory System for Eye Position and Orientation Tracking in Intraocular Surgery Enabling Augmented Reality Applications and Automated Surgical Systems Non-Final OA Run Zhou Ye
18280772 CATHETER AND DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
18616372 ENDOBRONCHIAL BLOCKER SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Yale University
18834953 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NEUROMODULATION Non-Final OA Cardionomix, Inc.
17670734 TIP UNCLOGGING USING CONTROLLED ASPIRATION REFLUX Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
18657372 TONGUE SCRAPER WITH SUCTION Final Rejection Dale Medical Products, Inc.
17291235 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SKIN TREATMENT Non-Final OA Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc.
17869687 DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE FOR ASPIRATION SYSTEM RETRIEVERS Final Rejection AngioDynamics, Inc.
18409252 SOFT TISSUE CUTTING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection Sonex Health, Inc.
18576614 CIRCUMFERENTIAL NERVE CUTTER Non-Final OA CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, INC.
18234835 CATHETER LOCKING MECHANISMS AND METHODS FOR SAME Non-Final OA Surmodics MD, LLC
18344465 FORCEPS WITH DEFLECTABLE GRASPING PLATFORMS Non-Final OA XRV-IP, LLC
18124386 SURGICAL VESSEL CLOSING PRESSURE DEVICE Non-Final OA Catheter Precision, Inc.
18007510 DEVICE FOR HEART REPAIR Non-Final OA CARDIOMECH AS
17957102 INFLATION DEVICE CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Accumed Radial Systems, LLC
17877694 MEDICAL FIXING SYSTEM Final Rejection Cheng-Hung Lin
17666199 DETACHABLE BALLOON EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND METHODS Final Rejection Devaraj Pyne

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