Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: JAFFRI, ZEHRA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.7%
Allow Rate
-7.3% vs TC avg
125
Total Applications
+47.0%
Interview Lift
1241
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 75 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
84.2%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18937171 ADJUSTABLE STIFFENER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18777323 BEVELED TISSUE ANCHOR DELIVERY NEEDLES Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18964235 BALLOON FOR BALLOON CATHETER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BALLOON CATHETER Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18808518 SUTURING NEEDLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
17650299 ANGULAR POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR ROTARY SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC.D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
17953748 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR CUTTING A SUTURE DURING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18118044 CONDUCTING SUTURES AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND USING SAME Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18420985 SUTURE LOCKING DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED ONE-WAY LOCKING MECHANISMS Final Rejection ARTHREX, INC.
18930574 HYBRID SHUNT SYSTEM FOR CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY Non-Final OA THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18687743 MEDICAL WATER JET AND MEDICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection BLUESAIL SURGICAL CO., LTD.
17270523 STONE EXTRACTION BASKET AND DOUBLE LUMEN END CAP FOR STONE EXTRACTION BASKET Final Rejection MICRO-TECH (NANJING) CO., LTD.
17729343 ELECTRONICALLY DETECTING PHACOEMULSIFICATION TIP ENGAGEMENT WITH A LENS Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
18439594 INTERNAL BRACE DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA INS Ortho, Inc.
18379390 SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR AN AORTIC VALVE Final Rejection Excision Medical, Inc.
18462007 LOCKING FEATURE FOR EPISTAXIS CLIP Non-Final OA Freudenberg Medical, LLC
18329908 SOFT ANCHORS HAVING INCREASED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN DEPLOYMENT SUTURES AND SLEEVE Final Rejection RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLC
17878406 INTRACORPOREAL SUTURE TYING Non-Final OA Children's Medical Center Corporation
18452513 EMBOLIC COIL, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MAKING MULTIPLE SELF-ADAPTIVE LOOPS WITH IMPROVED ANCHORING AND FILLING Final Rejection NDI Medical Technologies Inc.
17570173 SURGICAL DRAIN REMOVAL DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USING SAME Final Rejection RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
18130126 DEVICES AND METHODS TO IMPROVE EFFICACY AND EFFICIENCY OF LOCATING THE SACRAL FORAMINA DURING SACRAL NEUROMODULATION PROCEDURE Non-Final OA AXONICS, INC.
18336012 STABILIZATION IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA The Orthopaedic Implant Company
17556801 SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EMBOLIC PROTECTION Non-Final OA Javelin Medical Ltd.
17993152 Surgical Instrument Non-Final OA G. Hipp & Sohn GmbH
17914534 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT SUITABLE FOR LIGATURE OR SIMILAR Final Rejection TEIJIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17621834 Embolism protection device for introducing into an aortic arch Final Rejection Protembis GmbH
17455828 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT FOR INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY PROCEDURE Non-Final OA GREAT PLAINS IMAGING LLC
17044477 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, IN PARTICULAR PHACOEMULSIFICATION HANDPIECE Non-Final OA WEFIS GmbH

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