Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OU, JING RUI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3773

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.7%
Allow Rate
-17.3% vs TC avg
814
Total Applications
+52.8%
Interview Lift
1594
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 772 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
40.7%
§103 Obviousness
25.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17662255 CATHETER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING EXPANDABLE PERFORATION TREATMENT DEVICE Final Rejection Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
17815677 EMBOLIC MATERIAL DELIVERY DEVICE AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18451725 Electrolytically Detachable Intravascular Delivery Device Non-Final OA DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
18468222 HEMOSTATIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17770477 Flexible Driveshaft With Channels Configured To Collapse Under Rotational Load Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
17866776 INTERATRIAL SHUNTING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
17658402 SYSTEM FOR LEAD PLACEMENT VIA MARKERS AND MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18060315 MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING EXPANDABLE AND COLLAPSIBLE OCCLUDING MEMBERS FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
16627382 Balloon Stent Non-Final OA Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
18421160 SUTURE LOCKING DEVICES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA ARTHREX, INC.
18419862 LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA ARTHREX, INC.
18419722 SLANTED LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS CARDIAC VALVE PROCEDURES Non-Final OA ARTHREX, INC.
18748926 MODULAR HANDLE COMPRISING A TRIGGER WIRE ACTUATION MECHANISM FOR A PROSTHESIS DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18405457 SECURING BIDIRECTIONAL SUTURE LOOPS USING COAXIAL MECHANICAL FASTENERS Non-Final OA LSI Solutions, Inc.
17719254 FEEDBACK CONTROLLED ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES Non-Final OA Myka Labs, Inc.
17988352 FUNCTIONALIZED SYNTHETIC SURGICAL MESH Final Rejection BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
18634816 Variable Angle Button-Suture Fixation Assembly and Related Methods Non-Final OA Dunamis Medical Technologies, LLC
18608704 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A FLUID CONDUIT TO AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE Final Rejection Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18687443 PROSTHESIS FOR A BYPASS PENDING FUTURE ANASTOMOSIS Final Rejection HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON
18496641 VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Arterica Inc.
18456634 MEDICAL/VETERINARY SUTURE CRIMP TOOL Final Rejection MWI Veterinary Supply Co.
18251382 INTERSEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE Non-Final OA Recross Cardio Inc.
18056546 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING A VASCULAR PUNCTURE Non-Final OA Access Closure, Inc.
17892880 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT CLOSURE DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Transluminal Technologies LLC
17824511 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF VARICOCELE AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Vivifi Medical, Inc.

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