Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HOLLM, JONATHAN ADAM

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.1%
Allow Rate
-20.9% vs TC avg
558
Total Applications
+54.4%
Interview Lift
1569
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 523 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
6.6%
§102 Novelty
86.4%
§103 Obviousness
4.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18100689 TISSUE ANCHORS FOR ENDOSCOPICALLY CLOSING GASTROINTESTINAL DEFECTS Final Rejection Covidien LP
18969111 METHODS OF SMOOTHLY ARTICULATING MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING MULTI-CLUSTER JOINTS Non-Final OA LivsMed, Inc.
17986974 ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING METHOD AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18647714 ANASTOMOTIC COUPLER Non-Final OA Buck Surgical LLC
18291770 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND STEERING GEAR FOR SAME Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
18257401 ADAPTOR FOR TORQUER Non-Final OA Corindus, Inc.
18673045 SURGICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA SUNSURG LLC
18457257 METHOD FOR FORMING AN END-TO-SIDE ANASTOMOSIS Non-Final OA ConneX BioMedical, Inc.
18199848 LARGE TISSUE DEFECT RECRUITING DEVICE Final Rejection United States Endoscopy Group, Inc.
17842729 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR FLUID DELIVERY Final Rejection Certus Critical Care, Inc.
18169644 HEMOSTATIC FORCEPS FOR ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection FINEMEDIX CO., LTD.
18104739 DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR INJECTED NEUROSTIMULATION DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Invicta Medical, Inc.
18090093 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSERTING AND REMOVING AN EXPANDABLE DEVICE IN A BODY CAVITY Final Rejection Innoventions Ltd.
18068511 APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING MEDICAL INSTRUMENT TO HOST Final Rejection SHENZHEN SISENSING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17471017 TAPERED TRANSITION PORTION FOR SUTURE NEEDLES Non-Final OA ErgoSurgical Group Corp.
17788311 VIRUS REMOVAL DEVICE AND VIRUS REMOVAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Limited Liability Company Dix
17262499 DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTS USED IN STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASES BY A MINIMALLY INVASIVE METHOD Final Rejection Innovations for Heart and Vessels Sp. z o.o.

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