Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PASQUALINI, HANNA LOUISE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

40.0%
Allow Rate
-30.0% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1232
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
3.5%
§102 Novelty
89.7%
§103 Obviousness
4.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18071830 SUBSTRATE WITH ROTATABLE STRUTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
17646997 FLUID-FILLED HAPTIC FOR AN INTRAOCULAR LENS Non-Final OA Alcon 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.
18148957 COSMETIC DISPENSER INTEGRATION WITH COSMETIC APPLICATOR CONFIGURED FOR USERS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY Final Rejection L'OREAL
18327144 Balloon Expandable Leaflet Protection During Crimping Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
17945383 LOW PROFILE NON-SYMMETRICAL STENT Final Rejection COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
17835833 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HEART VALVE REPAIR Final Rejection Elixir Medical Corporation
18297417 GENERATING ALLOGENIC ENDOTHELIAL CELL-SEEDED VASCULAR GRAFTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research 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
18009327 Implant For Treating Aneurysms Final Rejection phenox GmbH
17900023 METHOD AND TRANSCATHETER ANNULOPLASTY SYSTEM FOR CONTRACTING HEART TISSUE Non-Final OA HANGZHOU VALGEN MEDTECH CO., LTD.
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
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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