Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.9%
Allow Rate
-5.1% vs TC avg
683
Total Applications
+33.6%
Interview Lift
1328
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 635 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
26.8%
§102 Novelty
34.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18157735 RADIALLY SELF-EXPANDING STENTS Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17801892 MULTI-DEPLOY ZONE CONSTRAINING DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18958272 OPHTHALMIC LENS HAVING AN EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18069746 Method of Use for Valve Repair Clip with Automatic Locking Mechanism Final Rejection Evalve, Inc.
18145548 STENT WITH ANTI-MIGRATION FEATURE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17942402 FRICTION REDUCTION FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17851283 SHEET OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE, TUBULAR STRUCTURE OBTAINED FROM SAID SHEET, AND ARTIFICIAL BLOOD VESSEL COMPRISING SAID TUBULAR STRUCTURE Final Rejection ADEKA CORPORATION
18266996 3D PRINTED DEVICES AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA NTT RESEARCH, INC.
18328671 ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS Non-Final OA Shifamed Holdings, LLC
18072933 ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS Final Rejection Shifamed Holdings, LLC
17998614 INFLATABLE MEDICAL DEVICES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE Non-Final OA SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC
17337734 INTRAOCULAR LENS DESIGNS FOR IMPROVED STABILITY Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
17977251 INTRAVASCULAR STENT Final Rejection Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
18128868 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A BIFURCATION Non-Final OA ADVANCED BIFURCATION SYSTEMS INC.
18492772 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHANGING A REFRACTIVE PROPERTY OF AN IMPLANTABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS Final Rejection AMO Development, LLC
18044838 IMPLANT Non-Final OA SHENZHEN LIFEVALVE MEDICAL SCIENTIFIC CO., LTD.
18283703 OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS Non-Final OA MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERÄTE GMBH
18025955 Graft Device for Endogenous Tissue Restoration in Between Two Tubular Structures Non-Final OA XELTIS AG
17951855 REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC
18324117 OPHTHALMIC DEVICES, SYSTEM AND METHODS THAT IMPROVE PERIPHERAL VISION Non-Final OA AMO Groningen B.V.
18222792 EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS INTRAOCULAR LENSES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited
18214077 COVERED FLOW MODIFYING APPARATUS Non-Final OA NEOVASC MEDICAL LTD.
18112517 VALVE CLAMPING DEVICE WITH LOCKING MECHANISM AND VALVE REPAIR SYSTEM Non-Final OA HANGZHOU VALGEN MEDTECH CO., LTD.
18030802 INTRAOCULAR LENS, INSERTION INSTRUMENT THEREFOR, ASSEMBLY PROVIDED THEREWITH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE Final Rejection OPHTEC B.V.
18107670 PROSTHETIC VALVE DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY Non-Final OA MEDIRA GmbH
18015729 Annuloplasty device Final Rejection HVR Cardio Oy
17784065 FLUID LENS COMPONENT FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA LensGen, Inc.
17768030 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLOSURE OF SINUS VENOSUS ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MEDICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS FORUM
17201995 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PLACEMENT OF A GRAFT OR GRAFT SYSTEM Final Rejection Endologix LLC
16356611 MULTI LAYER SCAFFOLD DESIGN WITH SPACIAL ARRANGEMENT OF CELLS TO MODULATE TISSUE GROWTH Non-Final OA Biostage, Inc.

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