Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RIVERS, LINDSEY RAE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3771 3774 4100

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lindsey Rae Rivers works in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3771. She has 92 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 64.1 percent. The interview lift is 56.9 percent. This high lift suggests that interviews are an extremely effective tool for securing an allowance with this examiner. The median days to allowance is 1116.

With 92 resolved cases, the 56.9 percent lift is a significant finding. The 64.1 percent allowance rate indicates a generally positive environment. The 1116 median days provide a standard timeline for prosecution.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

64.1%
Allow Rate
+4.1% vs TC avg
135
Total Applications
+56.9%
Interview Lift
1116
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 92 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18954040 REPOSITIONAL CLIP WITH EXTENSION Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18735648 REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TREATING A NATIVE HEART VALVE Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18430240 ROTATIONAL LOCK FOR DILATOR Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18837342 SUTURABLE CUFF, METHOD OF INTEGRATING A TISSUE CONSTRUCT WITH A HOST ORGAN OR VASCULATURE, AND METHOD OF MAKING A SUTURABLE CUFF Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
19056092 ENDOSCOPE CLIP Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
19171217 CONTROL OF IVL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
19170918 CONTROL OF IVL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
18991526 INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY ALGORITHM FOR IMPROVED BALLOON DURABILITY Non-Final OA Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
18290173 CONTROL OF IVL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.,
18436487 Releasable Delivery System Non-Final OA MicroVention, Inc.
18661119 DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE DEVICE HAVING CONTROLLED RELEASE OF INFLOW AND OUTFLOW ENDS Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
18227376 IN-SITU FENESTRATION DEVICES WITH ARTICULATING ELEMENTS Final Rejection Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
17708570 Sutures with External Filament Containing A Medicant Final Rejection Ethicon, Inc.

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