Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MANNAN, MIKAIL A

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

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.7%
Allow Rate
-1.3% vs TC avg
370
Total Applications
+22.5%
Interview Lift
1249
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 313 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18108169 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC POSITIONING Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18108112 SHEATH WITH COLLAPSIBLE CAPSULE Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17940559 Balloon Expandable Delivery System with Uniform Inflation Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
19429313 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING HEART VALVE REGURGITATION Non-Final OA Nyra Medical, Inc.
17515228 TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICE Final Rejection Allergan, Inc.
18103361 EXPANDABLE SHEATH FOR INTRODUCING AN ENDOVASCULAR DELIVERY DEVICE INTO A BODY 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 Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17940868 DELIVERY SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17895945 EXPANDABLE SHEATH WITH EXTRUDED SEGMENTS Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17733614 REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17732185 EXPANDABLE TRANSITION ELEMENT FOR A TRANSCATHETER DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17660915 BLOW MOLDED BALLOON SHOULDER ASSEMBLY FOR A TRANSCATHETER DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17667752 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE HAVING AT LEAST TWO TYPES OF STRUTS Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17873808 EXPANDABLE SHEATH FOR A TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Final Rejection MIRUS LLC
18278579 BONE IMPLANT SYSTEM, BONE IMPLANT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A BONE IMPLANT Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
17777179 LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE DEVICE AND METHODS Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
16998094 GUIDE WIRE AND MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18043526 ACCESS SHEATH FOR PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS Final Rejection SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC
18245046 CLOSURE DEVICES, VASCULAR REPAIR ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING VEIN VALVE INSUFFICIENCY Final Rejection Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
18660385 Piezoelectric Stents with Self-Powered Anti-Restenosis Properties Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18159743 VESSEL LINING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Teleflex Life Sciences LLC

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