Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3774

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.4%
Allow Rate
-0.6% vs TC avg
173
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
1116
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 111 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.6%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18594209 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH INTEGRATED PRESSURE SENSOR FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERIES Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
18278195 SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR NON-INVASIVE LEAD EXTRACTION TOOL WITH DUAL-ACTION ROTATIONAL AND AXIAL MOVEMENT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18287388 Surgical Cutting Assembly Including An Actuator Assembly Selectively Operable In Modes Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
18616372 ENDOBRONCHIAL BLOCKER SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Yale University
18414781 TISSUE REPAIR CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
17142712 SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC INC.
17580402 MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL DEVICE FOR VESSEL HARVESTING Final Rejection LSI Solutions, Inc.
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.
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.
18834953 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NEUROMODULATION Non-Final OA Cardionomix, Inc.
17636682 IMPLANTABLE CARRIER WITH EMBEDDED STABILIZER Final Rejection Cochlear Limited
17670734 TIP UNCLOGGING USING CONTROLLED ASPIRATION REFLUX Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, 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.
18457982 Surgical Clamping Device Final Rejection John Long Meisenheimer JR.
18121863 SURGICAL CLAMP INSERT Final Rejection Vitalitec International Inc.
18007510 DEVICE FOR HEART REPAIR Non-Final OA CARDIOMECH AS
17877694 MEDICAL FIXING SYSTEM Final Rejection Cheng-Hung Lin
17666199 DETACHABLE BALLOON EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND METHODS Final Rejection Devaraj Pyne

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