Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3796

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+3.0% vs TC avg
328
Total Applications
+40.3%
Interview Lift
1024
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 278 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17731704 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR OCCLUDING AN ANATOMICAL PASSAGE Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18654479 System For Effecting And Controlling Oscillatory Pressure Within Balloon Catheters For Fatigue Fracture Of Calculi Non-Final OA The Regents of The University of Michigan
18939349 MAGNETIC MILLI-SPINNER FOR UNTETHERED ROBOTIC ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY AND METHODS FOR USE Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18931673 ELECTRICALLY ENHANCED RETRIEVAL OF MATERIAL FROM VESSEL LUMENS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18089412 IRRIGATION DAMPING IN PHACOEMULSIFICATION Final Rejection JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
17691321 AUTOMATIC REAL-TIME CONTROL OF ACTIVATION OF PHACOEMULSIFICATION Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.

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