Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MENDEZ, KATHERINE H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771 3774

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.8%
Allow Rate
-3.2% vs TC avg
466
Total Applications
+33.6%
Interview Lift
1233
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 431 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
41.3%
§103 Obviousness
35.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18288786 ERGONOMIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18360897 ENDOSCOPIC PATCH DELIVERY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18898058 ULTRASONIC SURGICAL BLADE FOR USE WITH ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18630600 VESSEL CLOSURE DEVICE WITH IMPROVED SAFETY AND TRACT HEMOSTASIS Non-Final OA Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
18871175 HELICAL DEBULKING TOOL WITH CUTTER Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18589712 VARIABLE NAVIGATED EXPANDABLE SCALPEL DEVICE Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18563645 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A SPRING UNIT OPTIMISED FOR CLEANING Final Rejection Aesculap AG
18288652 Mechanotransduction Disruption Mediation in Skin Grafting Methods and Compositions for Use in Practicing the Same Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18357435 OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL PROBE Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
17862328 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LIQUID IMMERSION OF AN END EFFECTOR OF AN ULTRASONIC INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Verb Surgical Inc.
18295441 VIBRATION TRANSMISSION MEMBER AND TREATMENT TOOL Non-Final OA Olympus Corporation
18824584 ANCHORING DEVICE AND ANCHORING APPARATUS Non-Final OA MICRO-TECH (NANJING) CO., LTD.

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