Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MILLER, SERENITY A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+1.4% vs TC avg
138
Total Applications
+34.0%
Interview Lift
1131
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 112 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.8%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17469784 OCCLUDER WITH SELF-POWERED SENSORS Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18379776 SURGICAL TOOL WITH RELAXED FLEX CIRCUIT ARTICULATION Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18395283 ELASTIC BAND LIGATION DEVICE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18236596 LITHOTRIPSY CATHETERS Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17992009 LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE IMPLANT WITH SEALING DISK Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18176030 ULTRASONIC TREATMENT TOOL Final Rejection Olympus Corporation
18129639 System and Method for Clinical Soil Control for a Skin Grafting System Non-Final OA Medline Industries, LP
17662496 CONCENTRIC CORE PUNCTURE LOCATING SYSTEM Final Rejection Teleflex Life Sciences LLC
18425824 CLIP CARTRIDGE Final Rejection TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
17286397 MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH REFLOW TRAPPED ANCHORS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Canon U.S.A., Inc.
18585135 SURGICAL CUTTING DEVICE FOR OTOLOGY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection Heinz Kurz GmbH
18467966 IMPLANT REMOVAL DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA MOORE, RUSSELL DAVID
18274688 SURGICAL SOFT TISSUE SUTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA INNO4SPINE AG
17096618 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TREATING BLEPHARITIS, MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION AND DRY EYE DISEASE Non-Final OA Danelli Ocular Creations, LLC

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