Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LYNCH, ROBERT A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3773

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+10.0% vs TC avg
889
Total Applications
+13.4%
Interview Lift
1077
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 855 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
70.8%
§103 Obviousness
3.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18903714 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18229260 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GRASPING TISSUE Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18624759 INSTRUMENT FOR OPENING A CAPSULAR BAG IN AN EYE, AND TREATMENT DEVICE INCLUDING THE INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
18805415 SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH ADAPTIVE ASPIRATION FLOW CONTROL Non-Final OA ARTHREX, INC.
18269714 SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR CUTTING WITH NAVIGATED ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
18258732 LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE, LITHOTRIPSY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
18541468 MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS Final Rejection Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
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
18813240 METHOD FOR PREPARING AN ANTI-ADHESION BARRIER FILM Non-Final OA SOFRADIM PRODUCTION
18759159 ADJUSTABLE COMPRESSION BAND, APPARATUS AND GARMENT Final Rejection Human Aerospace Pty Ltd
18645490 OCCLUSION TRAVERSAL ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Corindus, Inc.
18262285 CATHETER SYSTEM WITH HYDRAULICALLY INFLATABLE STABILIZERS Final Rejection BIOTRONIK AG
18690545 MULTI-ARM ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA SSI IP HOLDINGS INC.
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
18380192 EMBOLIC COIL DETACHMENT COUPLER MECHANISM Final Rejection Kai Medtech LLC
18357715 CLIP AND CLIP ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC.
18035545 Metal Material for Medical Device, Method of Manufacturing Metal Material for Medical Device, and Medical Device Final Rejection Global Vascular Co., Ltd.
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

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