Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LYNCH, ROBERT A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3773

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+9.7% vs TC avg
884
Total Applications
+13.6%
Interview Lift
1160
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 844 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.1%
§102 Novelty
39.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18136657 MICROACTUATOR ENABLED SELF-CLEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18647584 ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A DISTALLY GROUNDED ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDE Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18903714 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18439086 ULTRASOUND TREATMENT TOOL Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18805415 SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH ADAPTIVE ASPIRATION FLOW CONTROL Non-Final OA ARTHREX, INC.
18503891 Helical Wrap For Stent Wire Attachment Non-Final OA MicroVention, Inc.
18575638 ENDOVASCULAR IMPLANT POSITIONING APPARATUS WITH FUNCTIONALLY MODIFIED WIRE Non-Final OA BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
18258732 LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE, LITHOTRIPSY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
18896532 ABSORBABLE/BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITE YARN CONSTRUCTS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA Poly-Med, Inc.
18813240 METHOD FOR PREPARING AN ANTI-ADHESION BARRIER FILM Non-Final OA SOFRADIM PRODUCTION
18262285 CATHETER SYSTEM WITH HYDRAULICALLY INFLATABLE STABILIZERS Final Rejection BIOTRONIK AG
18759159 ADJUSTABLE COMPRESSION BAND, APPARATUS AND GARMENT Non-Final OA Human Aerospace Pty Ltd
18701380 POULTRY CRADLES AND METHODS OF RESTRAINING POULTRY Non-Final OA NOVA-TECH ENGINEERING, LLC
18547115 AGENT FOR SUPPRESSING ADHESION OF CALCULI OR CALCIFICATION IN MEDICAL DEVICE, MEDICAL DEVICE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADHESION OF CALCULI OR CALCIFICATION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEDICAL DEVICE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADHESION OF CALCULI OR CALCIFICATION Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY
18567531 FENESTRATED ENDOPROSTHESIS OF THE THORACIC AORTA Non-Final OA HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON
18586972 ASSEMBLY FOR REPLACING A HEART VALVE OR CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A DELIVERY CATHETER WITH OR WITHOUT INTRODUCER Final Rejection ELECTRODUCER
18441654 PERCUTANEOUS DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR ANCHORING AN IMPLANT IN A CARDIAC VALVE ANNULUS Final Rejection Heart Repair Technologies, Inc.
18259979 DRUG ELUTING STENT Non-Final OA SINO MEDICAL SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY INC.
18501879 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH GUARDED BLADE Non-Final OA OPTICGON LLC
18251391 ULTRASONIC SCALPEL HANDLE, ULTRASONIC SCALPEL AND ULTRASONIC SCALPEL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Ensurge Medical (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
18380192 EMBOLIC COIL DETACHMENT COUPLER MECHANISM Final Rejection Kai Medtech LLC
18357715 CLIP AND CLIP ASSEMBLY Final Rejection UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC.
18102693 MICROKERATOME BLADE ASSEMBLIES HAVING CHANNELS FOR STABILIZING MOVEMENT Non-Final OA Med-Logics, Inc.
18076070 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REATTACHING THE LABRUM TO THE ACETABULUM, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Stryker Puerto Rico, LLC
17890970 TACTILE SENSING AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM Final Rejection IntuiTap Medical, Inc.

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