Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: IGBOKO, CHIMA U

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1638 3731 3734 3771

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.2%
Allow Rate
+8.2% vs TC avg
465
Total Applications
+40.8%
Interview Lift
1261
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 422 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.9%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§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.
18321622 TISSUE GRAFT PREPARATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ARTHREX, INC.
18883071 DEVICE FOR THE ENDOSCOPIC REMOVAL OF STONES OR CONCREMENTS FROM THE BILE AND PANCREATIC DUCT AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A DEVICE ARRANGED IN A WORKING CHANNEL OF A MEDICAL ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18789550 ROBOTIC ARMS Final Rejection Verb Surgical Inc.
18113242 EMPTY CLIP CARTRIDGE LOCKOUT Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
17959683 METHOD OF HUB COMMUNICATION WITH SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
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
18938002 Atherectomy-Angioplasty Devices, Systems, and Methods Non-Final OA Straub Medical AG

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