Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LONG, SARAH A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3774

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.6%
Allow Rate
-9.4% vs TC avg
826
Total Applications
+41.9%
Interview Lift
1556
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 774 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
84.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17468757 AUTOMATIC REMOTE CENTER OF MOTION ADJUSTMENT FOR ROBOTICALLY CONTROLLED UTERINE MANIPULATOR Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17932654 MODIFICATION OF EXISTING VALVULAR STRUCTURES FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE IMPLANTATION Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18919963 ARTICULATED TOOL POSITIONER FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18923012 MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18884340 HEMOSTATIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18824245 COMPRESSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETACHING COMPRESSION DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18482385 End Effector Of A Surgical Robotic Manipulator And Method Of Operating The End Effector Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18884863 TREATMENT TOOL Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18796175 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAIR TRANSPLANT Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
17214521 CONTROLLABLY TRANSLATABLE TISSUE CUTTING DEVICES Final Rejection Highridge Medical, LLC
18877880 NON-MAGNETIC FINE STAINLESS STEEL PROCESSED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection TOTTORI INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
18929812 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH DUAL-OUTPUT, SINGLE-INPUT DRIVE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Acclarent, Inc.
18798709 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH INTEGRAL POSITION SENSOR AND HALL EFFECT SENSOR Non-Final OA Acclarent, Inc.
18861976 CHEST BOLT AND THORACOSTOMY BOLT Non-Final OA SPINTHYR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18857915 PERFUSION DILATATION CATHETER Final Rejection Mavericks Foundation LLC
18918647 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PLAQUE DISRUPTION Non-Final OA Elixir Medical Corporation
18855915 A NEEDLE LOCK DEVICE AND A NEEDLE GUIDE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Biobot Surgical Pte. Ltd.
18899509 HELICAL ULTRA LOW FORESHORTENING STENT Non-Final OA CORDIS US CORP
18882736 USER-ATTACHABLE/DETACHABLE IMAGING CATHETER Non-Final OA IVUSLIDE,Inc.
18842983 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULMONARY EMBOLI REMOVAL Non-Final OA SCIENTIA VASCULAR, INC.
18836989 MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH WIRE ANCHORS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Canon U.S.A., Inc.
18776892 COMPRESSION AND KINK RESISTANT IMPLANTS Non-Final OA Collagen Matrix, Inc.
17655846 PLIANT MEMBERS FOR RECEIVING AND AIDING IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF VASCULAR PROSTHESES Non-Final OA Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
18679427 ROTARY INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR INTRAUTERINE TISSUE RESECTION Non-Final OA Caldera Medical, Inc.
18555700 ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND PROCESSING AND ASSEMBLING METHOD Final Rejection EZISURG MEDICAL CO., LTD.
18277817 ACTUATION MECHANISM Non-Final OA Precision Robotics Limited
18478099 Valve Prosthesis Non-Final OA MAJORO CARDIAC INNOVATIONS, LLC
18448839 Anatomy Independent Deflector Non-Final OA Keystone Heart Ltd.
18366125 RECTO-ANAL SEQUENCED EXPANDER Non-Final OA Backside Products LLC
18304811 IMPLANTATION DEVICE WITH DIRECT-TO-NEEDLE ASPIRATION OF HAIR GRAFT Non-Final OA Boudjema-Rassman Partnership

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