Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RODJOM, KATHERINE MARIE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.8%
Allow Rate
-4.2% vs TC avg
684
Total Applications
+34.3%
Interview Lift
1641
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 658 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18586076 ACCESSORY DEVICE FOR NAVIGATING CATHETERS Non-Final OA Maduro Discovery, LLC
17677940 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORATING AND ASPIRATING INNER EAR Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18988236 INTERVENTIONAL APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING ELECTRODE INTO BRAIN BY BLOOD VESSEL, AND MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection SHANGHAI STAIRMED TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18950795 TRANSCATHETER DELIVERABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES AND METHODS OF DELIVERY Non-Final OA VDyne, Inc.
18222753 FAR BONE SUTURE BUTTON Final Rejection Acumed LLC
17507500 VASCULAR ACCESS Non-Final OA ABIOMED EUROPE GMBH
18221920 Tinted Nasal Dilator Non-Final OA ASO LLC
18794013 VESSEL ACCESS CATHETER Non-Final OA WALZMAN INNOVATIONS, LLC
18554047 MULTI-FUNCTION CATHETER SHAFT TOOL Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18408651 TISSUE ANCHORING DEVICE Final Rejection Endoron Medical Ltd.
18494154 METHODS FOR IMPLANTING INTRAOCULAR SHUNTS Non-Final OA AqueSys, Inc.
18388468 Navigation Guide for Catheter Tips Non-Final OA Toro Neurovascular, Inc.
18094643 AORTIC GRAFT ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Bolton Medical, Inc.
17636578 POSITIONING DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection HOLISTICK MEDICAL
18238570 VASCULAR IMPLANT Final Rejection KFNT Holdings, LLC
16553596 BALLOON DILATION CATHETER Final Rejection Bryan Medical, Inc.
18047529 Surgical Drain Device and Method of Use Non-Final OA Standard of Care Corporation

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