Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PASQUALINI, HANNA LOUISE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.7%
Allow Rate
-23.3% vs TC avg
66
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1320
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
30.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18071830 SUBSTRATE WITH ROTATABLE STRUTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
17941229 VALVE IN VALVE SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17894379 Replacement Heart Valve Implant and Expandable Framework for Replacement Heart Valve Implant Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17835833 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HEART VALVE REPAIR Final Rejection Elixir Medical Corporation
18304227 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTIFICIAL SKIN STRUCTURE APPLIED WITH HAPTIC TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL SKIN STRUCTURE MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME Non-Final OA Korea University Of Technology And Education Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
17763330 ARTIFICIAL CARDIAC VALVE Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK AG
18001305 CONTROL HANDLE, BENDING CONTROL LINE AND IMPLANT DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA JIANGSU TRULIVE MEDTECH CO., LTD
17910643 STENT Final Rejection JMS CO., LTD.
18072767 EMBOLIC COIL IMPLANT SYSTEM Non-Final OA DeepIn Technologies, LLC
17695170 AORTOILIAC IMPLANT AND PROCESSING AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA LifeNet Health
17900023 METHOD AND TRANSCATHETER ANNULOPLASTY SYSTEM FOR CONTRACTING HEART TISSUE Non-Final OA HANGZHOU VALGEN MEDTECH CO., LTD.
18178454 INTERVENTIONAL VALVE STENT AND AORTIC VALVE Non-Final OA SHANGHAI NEWMED MEDICAL CO., LTD.
17663180 PROSTHETIC CAPSULAR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection Omega Ophthalmics LLC
17895276 UMBILICAL CORD BIOLOGIC STENT OR CONDUIT Final Rejection Vivex Biologics Group, Inc.
17856230 MITRAL VALVE REPAIR DEVICE Final Rejection TRULEAF MEDICAL LTD.
17785116 MULTIPLE STENT WITH MEMBRANE Non-Final OA Stental GmbH
17663369 AORTIC ROOT REPLACEMENT GRAFT AND SURGICAL METHOD Final Rejection Sutherland Cardiovascular Ltd.
17766503 SOFT TISSUE-HARD TISSUE INTERFACE FIXATION DEVICE Final Rejection Columbia University
17174213 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEART VALVE THERAPY Non-Final OA Caisson Interventional, LLC

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