Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MANNAN, MIKAIL A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771 3774 3776

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.9%
Allow Rate
-1.1% vs TC avg
365
Total Applications
+23.5%
Interview Lift
1280
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 302 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18115583 INTRODUCER SHEATH FIN DESIGN Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
17981699 EXPANDABLE SHEATH FOR INTRODUCING AN ENDOVASCULAR DELIVERY DEVICE INTO A BODY Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17960480 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DELIVERY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17940868 DELIVERY SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17733142 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE DIAMETER ESTIMATION Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17667752 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE HAVING AT LEAST TWO TYPES OF STRUTS Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18613794 Methodology for Understanding Knee Anatomy and Design of an Anatomic System for Revision Knee Arthroplasty Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17837463 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING FLOW OF A FLUID IN A VASCULAR SYSTEM OF A MAMMALIAN BODY Non-Final OA Puzzle Medical Devices Inc.
18461284 MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING ATTACHABLE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18108169 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC POSITIONING Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18099013 HEART VALVE PREP ASSIST PACKAGING Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17943867 MODULAR HANDLE FOR A PROSTHESIS DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
16645760 Two-Way Adjustable Loop Suspensory Device Final Rejection CONMED CORPORATION
18019772 Systems and Methods for Endovascularly Restoring Venous Valve Function Final Rejection Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
18159743 VESSEL LINING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Teleflex Life Sciences LLC
18656921 ARTIFICIAL IRIS, A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ARTIFICIAL IRIS, AN ARTIFICIAL IRIS, A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ARTIFICIAL IRIS, AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A USER-SPECIFIC PROFILE FOR AN ARTIFICIAL IRIS AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A USER-SPECIFIC PROFILE FOR AN ARTIFICIAL IRIS Final Rejection IMEC VZW
18162061 Retrieval Devices Non-Final OA The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
18499350 THREE PART STENT SECOND GENERATION Non-Final OA TRICARES SAS
17273200 HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT PROSTHESIS WITH ADVANTAGEOUS SEALING AND LOADING PROPERTIES Non-Final OA TRICARES SAS
17173842 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING RE-SHEATHING FORCES Final Rejection Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc.
18229408 DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A BALLOON-EXPANDABLE TRANSCATHETER VALVE IMPLANTATION Non-Final OA Braile Biomedica Industria Comercio e Representaco
18005119 DELIVERY SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR DELIVERY OF AN IMPLANT Non-Final OA ISTAR MEDICAL
18185943 FLOW DIVERTER DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Neromedica Inc.
18040693 BLOOD FLOW MODIFICATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA ANAXIOM CORPORATION
18164392 MODULAR PRE-LOADED MEDICAL IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS Final Rejection Cardiac Dimensions Pty. Ltd.
17876944 METHOD OF TREATING SHORT OR NO NECK ANEURYSMS Non-Final OA Medtronic Vacular, Inc.
17862241 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE Final Rejection Laminar, Inc.
17846070 ROTARY HANDLE STENT DELIVERY DEVICE WITH TIMING BELT CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Vesper Medical, Inc.
17626734 Inflatable Dilation Device Non-Final OA Tevar (PTY) LTD
17295043 DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AN INTRAOCULAR LENS AND METHOD FOR FOLDING AN INTRAOCULAR LENS Non-Final OA MEDICEL AG

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