Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LE, KHOA TAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+8.3% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+40.0%
Interview Lift
1060
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
31.6%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
17.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18319311 REMOTE CENTERS AND STABILITY SYSTEMS FOR ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18655133 FLEXIBLE TUBULAR ELONGATE MEMBER FOR MEDICAL USE, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18956945 ULTRASONIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18840471 Magnetic Snare Endovascular Catheter System for Central Venous Stenosis Non-Final OA UNM Rainforest Innovations
17826120 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY IN AN INTERNAL BODY CAVITY Final Rejection Vicarious Surgical Inc.
18668504 SLIDER AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Riverfield Inc.
18650186 MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR DELIVERING A MATERIAL Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18918200 ANASTOMOTIC COUPLER Non-Final OA Buck Surgical LLC
18845665 Nerve Wrap Using Constructed Tissue Non-Final OA Vascudyne, Inc.
18759963 MEDICAL CUTTING DEVICES HAVING WORKING BLADE BODIES AND STATIC COMPONENTS WITH DETACHABLE PORTIONS, RAILS AND STRUTS AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC
18568537 ACCESS INTO INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM USING A PUNCTURE CATHETER DEVICE Non-Final OA TAU MEDICAL INC.
18241287 DEVICE AND METHOD TO PREVENT LEAKAGE Final Rejection SAFEGUARD SURGICAL, INC.
18018861 System and Method for Insertion of a Cochlear Implant Final Rejection Cascination AG
17794397 VALVULOTOME Non-Final OA Andramed GmbH

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