Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, VI X

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.9%
Allow Rate
+15.9% vs TC avg
1174
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
1247
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1145 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
40.1%
§102 Novelty
36.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18585786 EVERTING TRANSCATHETER VALVE AND METHODS Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18490860 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SUTURING Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18408367 SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER WITH ARTICULATING JOINT PATH FOR SURGICAL CLIPS Non-Final OA CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
18803366 ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA University of Washington
18559337 HYDROGEL-COATED ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS Non-Final OA Duke University
18658904 ADHESIVE OCCLUSION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Terumo Corporation
18775404 ASPIRATION CATHETERS WITH EXPANDABLE DISTAL TIP Non-Final OA Elixir Medical Corporation
18905440 Grasping For Tissue Repair Non-Final OA Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
18826636 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTRA-CORPOREAL MANIPULATION AND DECOMPRESSION OF BODILY STRUCTURES Non-Final OA The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
18811232 MEDICAL IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Rotation Medical, Inc.
18797333 PACEMAKER LEAD FOR CERCLAGE PACING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION
18787688 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A MODIFIED TISSUE GRAFT Non-Final OA CellTherX Corp
18251166 Synthetic Aligned Tissue Grafts and Methods of Using the Same Non-Final OA Rowan University
18776139 HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS Non-Final OA JC Medical, Inc.
18609656 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF THROMBOSIS Non-Final OA INCUVATE, LLC
18313049 PHOTOCURABLE LIQUID ADHESIVES, AND KITS AND METHODS FOR SAME Non-Final OA Cook Biotech Incorporated
18300772 PRESSURE RELEASE AND MASSAGE TOOL Non-Final OA Aletha Inc.
18299190 VIRTUAL TOOLS FOR MICROSURGICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA ForSight Robotics Ltd.

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