Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.9%
Allow Rate
-5.1% vs TC avg
119
Total Applications
+53.8%
Interview Lift
1162
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 77 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
82.0%
§103 Obviousness
2.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17602727 Biomimetic Scaffold for Peripheral Nerve Injuries Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18272048 EMBOLIC FILTER WITH FLEXION Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
17784710 VIBRATIONAL WIRE GUIDE FOR CORING AND ASPIRATING A VENOUS OBSTRUCTION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17963359 SURGICAL CONSTRICTING DEVICES AND SURGICAL METHODS UTILIZING SAME Final Rejection Covidien LP
18639064 BRAIDED ANEURYSM TREATMENT DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE INVERSION REGION Non-Final OA DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
18616407 OPERATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18214054 MEDICAL DEVICE RELEASE SYSTEM Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18483683 MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18338819 EMBOLIC COIL DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18076719 CATHETER Final Rejection ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18506429 CONTROL OF IVL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
18551700 AXIAL LENGTHENING THROMBUS CAPTURE SYSTEM, TENSIONING SYSTEM AND EXPANDABLE FUNNEL CATHETER Non-Final OA Vascular Medcure, Inc.
18576356 STRETCH RESISTANT EMBOLIC COIL Non-Final OA MicroVention, Inc.
17149958 CLIP APPLIER AND CARTRIDGE Final Rejection TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
18311468 DILATOR FOR VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Inari Medical, Inc.
18271141 Surgical Staple For Clamping Biological Tissue Final Rejection Peters Surgical
18042012 Surgical Tissue Orientation Clip, Delivery Device, System and Method for Using the Same Non-Final OA Vector Surgical, LLC
17470967 CURVED SUTURE NEEDLES HAVING A NON-SMOOTH PROFILE Non-Final OA ErgoSurgical Group Corp.
17490268 METHOD FOR OPERATING HEALTH-CARE DEVICE Non-Final OA Tao Mining Co., Ltd.
17311054 VITRECTOMY PROBE INCLUDING TISSUE MANIPULATION FEATURES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A VITRECTOMY PROBE Non-Final OA Medical Instrument Development Laboratories, Inc.

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