Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JAFFRI, ZEHRA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.1%
Allow Rate
-8.9% vs TC avg
119
Total Applications
+50.7%
Interview Lift
1214
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 72 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.8%
§102 Novelty
43.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18777323 BEVELED TISSUE ANCHOR DELIVERY NEEDLES Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
17812936 FILTER FOR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18808518 SUTURING NEEDLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
17468754 ROBOTICALLY CONTROLLED UTERINE MANIPULATOR Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18964235 BALLOON FOR BALLOON CATHETER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BALLOON CATHETER Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
17953748 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR CUTTING A SUTURE DURING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18411290 IMPLANT DETACHMENT SYSTEMS WITH A MODIFIED PULL WIRE Non-Final OA DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
17650299 ANGULAR POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR ROTARY SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC.D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18891346 DEVICE SET DESIGNED FOR PCNL SURGERY Non-Final OA BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
17878406 INTRACORPOREAL SUTURE TYING Non-Final OA Children's Medical Center Corporation
18118044 CONDUCTING SUTURES AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND USING SAME Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
17730625 FILAMENTARY DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS Final Rejection MICROVENTION, INC.
18367743 FREE NEEDLE WITH SUTURE FIXATION MECHANISM Final Rejection Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
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.
17556801 SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EMBOLIC PROTECTION Non-Final OA Javelin Medical Ltd.
18439594 INTERNAL BRACE DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA INS Ortho, Inc.
17570173 SURGICAL DRAIN REMOVAL DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USING SAME Final Rejection RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
18379390 SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR AN AORTIC VALVE Final Rejection Excision Medical, Inc.
18329908 SOFT ANCHORS HAVING INCREASED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN DEPLOYMENT SUTURES AND SLEEVE Final Rejection RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLC
17455828 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT FOR INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY PROCEDURE Non-Final OA WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
18452513 EMBOLIC COIL, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MAKING MULTIPLE SELF-ADAPTIVE LOOPS WITH IMPROVED ANCHORING AND FILLING Final Rejection NDI Medical Technologies Inc.
18336012 STABILIZATION IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA The Orthopaedic Implant Company
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.
17720949 PUNCH ASSEMBLY TO FACILITATE HAIR FOLLICLE REMOVAL Final Rejection Cole Isolation Technique, LLC
17621834 Embolism protection device for introducing into an aortic arch Final Rejection Protembis GmbH
17486730 MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Boston Scientific Limited

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