Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RWEGO, KANKINDI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3773

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.5%
Allow Rate
+4.5% vs TC avg
522
Total Applications
+35.1%
Interview Lift
1101
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 491 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.6%
§102 Novelty
71.5%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17543316 DISTALLY REPLACEABLE CABLE SYSTEMS IN SURGICAL TOOLS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18608651 TRANSVASCULAR ASPIRATION CATHETERS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18923105 MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18940398 AXIAL LENGTHENING THROMBUS CAPTURE SYSTEM, TENSIONING SYSTEM AND EXPANDABLE FUNNEL CATHETER Non-Final OA Vascular Medcure, Inc.
18844379 Blood Flow Regulation Devices and Methods Non-Final OA Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
18914770 APPARATUSES FOR ANASTOMOSIS OF TUBULAR VESSELS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA EasyfloMicro Inc.
18914997 EXPANDABLE TISSUE ENGAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Teleflex Life Sciences LLC
18754867 CLOT RETRIEVAL DEVICE FOR REMOVING HETEROGENEOUS CLOTS FROM A BLOOD VESSEL Non-Final OA Neuravi Limited
18073297 CLOT REMOVAL DEVICE WITH RADIOPAQUE INDICATOR Final Rejection Neuravi Limited
18852073 VASCULAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Clearstream Technologies Limited
18775042 SUTURE PASSER DEVICE Non-Final OA Conmed Corporation
18723173 KNOTLESS SUTURE CONSTRUCT FOR HARD BODY ANCHORS AND ALL SUTURE ANCHORS Non-Final OA CONMED CORPORATION
18641533 Adjustable Graft Passing/Fixation Loop Non-Final OA ConMed Corporation
18826844 ROTARY EMBOLECTOMY DEVICE Non-Final OA Melissa VALDMAN
18841011 OCCLUDER Non-Final OA SHANGHAI SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY CO., LTD.
18700441 COMBINED HEMOSTATIC POWDER AND LIQUID DELIVERY DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING BLEEDING AND SEALING TISSUE AT SURGICAL SITES Non-Final OA ETHICON, INC.
18709840 VASECTOMY REVERSAL DEVICE Non-Final OA MALE FERTILITY AND PEYRONIES'S CLINIC PLLC
18647176 THROMBECTOMY GUIDEWIRES AND METHODS FOR SAME Non-Final OA Surmodics, Inc.
18643329 THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Surmodics, Inc.
18638374 IMPLANTABLE DAMPING DEVICES FOR TREATING DEMENTIA AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection The Brain Protection Company PTY LTD

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