Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, VI X

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.0%
Allow Rate
+16.0% vs TC avg
1,197
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1185
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1169 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
39.5%
§102 Novelty
39.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19410597 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SUTURING Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18454472 EXPANDABLE TRIAL FEMORAL NECK AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18939147 ARTICULATING ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18929392 THREE DIMENSIONAL MEDICAL IMAGING AND INTERACTIONS Non-Final OA Verb Surgical Inc.
18922641 MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER WITH OCCLUSION ELEMENT Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18644201 REGIONAL RESOLUTION IN FAST ANATOMICAL MAPPING Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
19084688 NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND FASTENING DEVICE Non-Final OA Point Robotics Medtech Inc.
18999414 THROMBECTOMY APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

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