Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RIVERS, LINDSEY RAE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3774

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.0%
Allow Rate
-8.0% vs TC avg
122
Total Applications
+60.5%
Interview Lift
1042
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 79 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18040459 Embolic Protection System Final Rejection The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
18661119 DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE DEVICE HAVING CONTROLLED RELEASE OF INFLOW AND OUTFLOW ENDS Final Rejection MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
18227376 IN-SITU FENESTRATION DEVICES WITH ARTICULATING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
18735648 REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TREATING A NATIVE HEART VALVE Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18233007 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INCREASE IMPLANTABLE DEVICE VOLUME FOR TREATMENT OF ANEURYSMS Final Rejection DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
18177648 TREATMENT AID APPARATUS Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17948933 Embolic Protection Catheter and Related Devices and Methods Non-Final OA EmStop Inc.
18926860 STENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Vascutek Limited
18138801 FUNNEL CATHETER TIP WITH ANGLED FOLDING HOOPS Non-Final OA Neuravi Limited
18290173 CONTROL OF IVL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.,
18793095 WEARABLE GARMENT WITH BLOOD DETECTION AND AUTOMATED COMPRESSION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA 0D Technologies, LLC
17708570 Sutures with External Filament Containing A Medicant Final Rejection Ethicon, Inc.
17675779 MULTIFUNCTIONAL LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE (LAA) OCCLUDER Non-Final OA Conformal Medical, Inc.
18573444 THREE JAW CLAMP APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR OCCLUSION AND EVERSION OF BLOOD VESSEL AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SHIRA MEDTECH PRIVATE LIMITED
17036258 EMBOLIC RETRIEVAL CATHETER Non-Final OA Incept, LLC
17755786 A TUBULAR TISSUE TRANSFORMER Non-Final OA Avasa Limited
17404027 EMBOLIC BASKET, PARTICLES, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Michael Hallisey

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