Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: IGBOKO, CHIMA U

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1638 3731 3734 3771

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+8.6% vs TC avg
468
Total Applications
+39.8%
Interview Lift
1258
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 429 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18993415 INTRODUCER LOCK APPARATUS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19005848 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18623540 LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE IMPLANT WITH CONTINUOUS COVERING Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17959683 METHOD OF HUB COMMUNICATION WITH SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18948914 MEDICAL DEVICES WITH RE-JOINABLE HOUSINGS Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18709740 APPARATUSES FOR REMOVAL OF A VALVE CLIP Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18948838 SOFT TISSUE ACCESS SUPPORT DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18434642 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALIGNING A COMMISSURE OF A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE WITH A COMMISSURE OF A NATIVE VALVE Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18789550 ROBOTIC ARMS Final Rejection Verb Surgical Inc.
18321622 TISSUE GRAFT PREPARATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ARTHREX, INC.
18457034 METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND DEVICES FOR THE OCCLUSION OF CAVITIES AND PASSAGEWAYS Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18793314 MEDICAL DEVICE AND TREATMENT METHOD Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17318330 CONTROLLER FOR AN ELECTRICAL DRIVE UNIT OF AN OPHTHALMOSURGICAL HANDPIECE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME, OPHTHALMOSURGICAL APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
17818477 CONTROL COMPONENT FOR A MICROSURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Final Rejection ForSight Robotics Ltd.

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