Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3738 3774

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.8%
Allow Rate
-5.2% vs TC avg
863
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
1567
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 803 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
78.2%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19353496 AORTIC ARCH REPAIR SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Octin Health, Inc.
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.
18300903 EXPANDABLE EVANS WEDGE Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18606350 FLEXIBLE COMMISSURE FRAME Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
17705215 METHODS OF REPLACING PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17939250 METHOD OF IMPLANTING A GLENOID ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
17654080 SET OF GLENOID COMPONENTS FOR A SHOULDER PROSTHESIS Non-Final OA HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
17177916 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING COATED CERAMIC PARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEM Non-Final OA Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
18349241 TALAR DOME WITH ANGLED HOLES Non-Final OA WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
17664582 INTEGRATED IMPLANT Final Rejection SI-Bone Inc.
16685995 Radiopaque Vascular Prosthesis Final Rejection MicroVention, Inc.
17448273 IMPLANTS, ALIGNMENT GUIDES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Paragon 28, Inc.
17767758 EXPANDABLE STENT HAVING OUTFLOW COMMISSURE POSTS FOR TRANSCATHETER IMPLANTATION OF A CARDIAC VALVE PROSTHESIS Non-Final OA Medtronic CV Luxembourg S.a.r.l.
18751839 THREE-DIMENSIONAL LATTICE STRUCTURES FOR IMPLANTS Non-Final OA NANOHIVE MEDICAL LLC
18581723 TRANSCATHETER VALVE PROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING THE SAME Non-Final OA HIGHLIFE SAS
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.
18548018 Clamping Instrument Non-Final OA Shanghai Huihe Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd.
18132649 FIRST METATARSAL HEMI-ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANT Non-Final OA Extremity Innovations, Inc.
17768586 TIBIA-CALCANEUS TRUSS Non-Final OA Kyon AG
17869762 CONTACTLESS BREAST IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH FUNNEL AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AND USING THE SAME Final Rejection Airtite Enterprises, LLC
17497373 TISSUE GRASPING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA MedFree, Inc.
17194930 ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESIS AND DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection EVASC NEUROVASCULAR ENTERPRISES ULC

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