Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774 3785

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.9%
Allow Rate
-5.1% vs TC avg
689
Total Applications
+33.6%
Interview Lift
1282
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 638 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
75.6%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18958272 OPHTHALMIC LENS HAVING AN EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18349744 ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSES WITH TORIC SURFACE Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18170358 INTRAOCULAR LENSES AND PERIPHERAL PORTION STABILIZATION Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
17658304 INTRAOCULAR LENS HAVING A HAPTIC STRUCTURE WITH A STREAMLINED CROSS-SECTIONAL GEOMETRY Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
18157735 RADIALLY SELF-EXPANDING STENTS Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17942402 FRICTION REDUCTION FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18197698 GROWTH ADAPTIVE EXPANDABLE STENT Non-Final OA The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, 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.
18481830 SULCUS IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
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
18128868 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A BIFURCATION Non-Final OA ADVANCED BIFURCATION SYSTEMS INC.
16895975 ROTATIONAL SPUN MATERIAL COVERED MEDICAL APPLIANCES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
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
17180790 COMPOSITE LIGHT ADJUSTABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS WITH DIFFRACTIVE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA RxSight, Inc.
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.
18206821 USE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS IN ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Impressio Inc.
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.
18044838 IMPLANT Non-Final OA SHENZHEN LIFEVALVE MEDICAL SCIENTIFIC 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 Final Rejection MEDIRA GmbH
18015729 Annuloplasty device Final Rejection HVR Cardio Oy
18047515 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING NATIVE VALVE LEAFLETS IN HUMAN HEART Non-Final OA Sinomed Cardiovita Technology Inc.
17859774 INTRAOCULAR LENS SYSTEM Non-Final OA EYEMED TECHNOLOGIES LTD

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