Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ICET, DANIEL ALLEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.2%
Allow Rate
-18.8% vs TC avg
61
Total Applications
+53.9%
Interview Lift
1299
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 43 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
68.0%
§103 Obviousness
9.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17468769 ROBOTICALLY CONTROLLED UTERINE MANIPULATOR WITH SENSING Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17990322 IMPLANTABLE FULLY ENDOVASCULAR MAMMALIAN BODY SUCCEDENT CAVITY WALL BREACH SEALING DEVICE Non-Final OA Puzzle Medical Devices Inc.
17283876 BARIATRIC BALLOON SYSTEMS Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
17685631 FILAMENTARY DEVICES HAVING A FLEXIBLE JOINT FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS Final Rejection MICROVENTION, INC.
17550085 FILAMENTARY DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS Non-Final OA MICROVENTION, INC.
17335682 TISSUE CAPTURING BONE ANCHOR Final Rejection Conmed Corporation
18199195 SCAFFOLD LOADING AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS Final Rejection LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
17113516 Scaffold Loading and Delivery Systems Non-Final OA Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.
17467674 IMPLANTABLE SEALABLE MEMBER WITH MESH LAYER Non-Final OA Vivasure Medical Limited
18267020 IMPLANT DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Capri Medical Limited
17294264 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATION OF TISSUE Final Rejection EYEDEA MEDICAL, INC.
16964223 CUTTING BALLOON AND BALLOON CATHETER Non-Final OA DK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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