Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.0%

Allow Rate

+1.0% vs TC avg

458

Total Applications

+33.8%

Interview Lift

1204

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 421 resolved cases, 2023–2026

1.1%

§101 Eligibility

19.3%

§102 Novelty

49.4%

§103 Obviousness

26.2%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
17839031	DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE RESECTION	Final Rejection	BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
19256113	KNOTLESS TISSUE REPAIR	Non-Final OA	Arthrex, Inc.
19199257	BIOSTIMULATOR TRANSPORT SYSTEM HAVING SWAGED TORQUE SHAFT	Non-Final OA	Pacesetter, Inc.
18861463	PERFUSION BALLOON CATHETER AND RELATED METHODS	Non-Final OA	Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
18139342	SINUS DILATION SYSTEM AND METHOD	Final Rejection	Medtronic Xomed, Inc.

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