Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LABRANCHE, BROOKE N

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+3.0% vs TC avg
533
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
1107
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 467 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
31.0%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19029432 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING STENT ACROSS ADJACENT TISSUE LAYERS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
19023948 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC PATCH DELIVERY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18962980 OVER THE SCOPE BIFURCATION ASSEMBLY WITH CLIP RELEASE MECHANISM Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18902199 NON-SHEDDING COUPLING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RELOADABLE HEMOSTASIS CLIP Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18819326 CRIMP ATTACHMENT OF CLIP FOR RELOADABLE HEMOSTASIS DEVICE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18742038 THRU THE SCOPE TISSUE CLOSURE DEVICE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18517961 STENT WITH SELECTIVE MEMBRANE COATING Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18198128 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TISSUE RETRACTION Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18165665 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PATCH DELIVERY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18079947 Surgical tools and surgical tool systems Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
19125669 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPOSITION AND SUTURING Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18442897 SEAL ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL STRUCTURE FOR FLEXIBLE ELOGNATE DEVICE Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18799516 DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
19189431 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESTORING BLOOD VESSEL PATENCY Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18294769 SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT THEREOF Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18979482 ERGONOMIC PHACOEMULSIFICATION HANDPIECE Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
19111455 TROCAR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
18997756 SYSTEM FOR PLACEMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING AN INFLATABLE BALLOON Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
19080063 BALLOON CATHETER Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18365673 STENT AND STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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