Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3738 3774

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.6%
Allow Rate
-5.4% vs TC avg
855
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
1650
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 797 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.9%
§102 Novelty
42.3%
§103 Obviousness
29.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19353496 AORTIC ARCH REPAIR SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Octin Health, Inc.
18606350 FLEXIBLE COMMISSURE FRAME Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
17705215 METHODS OF REPLACING PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17764027 Method for Modeling Glenoid Anatomy and Optimization of Asymmetric Component Design Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17726362 BRANCHED ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH TAIL FOR CONTROLLED BRANCH DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
17714512 DOCKING GRAFT FOR PLACEMENT OF PARALLEL DISTALLY EXTENDING GRAFTS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD Final Rejection Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
18753476 Independent Proximal Element Actuation Methods Non-Final OA Evalve, Inc.
17939250 METHOD OF IMPLANTING A GLENOID ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
17654080 SET OF GLENOID COMPONENTS FOR A SHOULDER PROSTHESIS Final Rejection HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
17660252 ENDOPROSTHETIC ROTATING HINGE KNEE ASSEMBLIES, SUBASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
18099553 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING AND TREATING THE FACET JOINT Non-Final OA PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18349241 TALAR DOME WITH ANGLED HOLES Non-Final OA WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
17664582 INTEGRATED IMPLANT Final Rejection SI-Bone Inc.
17591383 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED FEMORAL COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Zimmer, Inc.
16685995 Radiopaque Vascular Prosthesis Final Rejection MicroVention, Inc.
17728384 TISSUE DERIVED IMPLANTS REHYDRATABLE WHILE DISPOSED WITHIN A DEVICE Final Rejection Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
17755953 ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT Non-Final OA KUMOVIS GMBH
18376873 EXTRA-ARTICULAR IMPLANTABLE MECHANICAL ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Moximed, Inc.
17962672 EXTRA-ARTICULAR IMPLANTABLE MECHANICAL ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Moximed, Inc.
18241187 STENT WITH IMPROVED STICKINESS OF MEMBRANE Non-Final OA SEWOON MEDICAL CO., LTD.
18548018 Clamping Instrument Non-Final OA Shanghai Huihe Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd.
18206451 HUMERAL JOINT REPLACEMENT COMPONENT Final Rejection Encore Medical, LP DBA DJO Surgical
17781224 METHOD FOR DRAINING A MEDICAL DEVICE ADAPTED TO BE IMPLANTED Non-Final OA UROMEMS
18132649 FIRST METATARSAL HEMI-ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANT Non-Final OA Extremity Innovations, Inc.
17518685 MESHED PLACENTAL MEMBRANE TISSUE GRAFTS Final Rejection MiMedx Group, Inc.
17869762 CONTACTLESS BREAST IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH FUNNEL AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AND USING THE SAME Final Rejection Airtite Enterprises, LLC
17661777 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUSION OF ANATOMICAL JOINTS Final Rejection ORTHO SOLUTIONS INC.
17761826 METHOD AND DEVICES FOR IMPLANTATION OF BIOLOGIC CONSTRUCTS Non-Final OA KiriGenX, Inc.
17194930 ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESIS AND DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection EVASC NEUROVASCULAR ENTERPRISES ULC
17187795 Implantable Knee Prosthesis with Integrated Prosthetic Extensor Mechanism. Non-Final OA Extensor, LLC

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