Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RWEGO, KANKINDI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3773

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+4.3% vs TC avg
517
Total Applications
+34.9%
Interview Lift
1168
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 483 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.8%
§102 Novelty
39.3%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17543316 DISTALLY REPLACEABLE CABLE SYSTEMS IN SURGICAL TOOLS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17894071 ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM ADAPTED TO ENABLE RETROGRADE ABLATION Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18608651 TRANSVASCULAR ASPIRATION CATHETERS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18026928 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DUAL MOTION STENT DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17886242 ANTI-LOCKING THROMBECTOMY APPARATUSES AND METHODS Final Rejection STRYKER CORPORATION
18906134 SOFT SURGICAL CONSTRUCT AND METHOD OF USE FOR TISSUE REPAIR Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
18062442 Embolic Coils Non-Final OA MicroVention, Inc.
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
18923105 MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18844379 Blood Flow Regulation Devices and Methods Non-Final OA Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
18914997 EXPANDABLE TISSUE ENGAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Teleflex Life Sciences LLC
18914770 APPARATUSES FOR ANASTOMOSIS OF TUBULAR VESSELS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA EasyfloMicro Inc.
18754867 CLOT RETRIEVAL DEVICE FOR REMOVING HETEROGENEOUS CLOTS FROM A BLOOD VESSEL Non-Final OA Neuravi Limited
18104611 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF RESTORING PERFUSION TO A VESSEL Final Rejection Neuravi Limited
18073297 CLOT REMOVAL DEVICE WITH RADIOPAQUE INDICATOR Final Rejection Neuravi Limited
18852073 VASCULAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Clearstream Technologies Limited
18184981 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING EMBOLISM Final Rejection Inari Medical, Inc.
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.
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
18024995 IMPLANTS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCARLESS MASTOPEXY Final Rejection Tepha, Inc.
18004704 CATHETER BASED DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTION IN BODY LUMEN Non-Final OA Althea Medical Ltd.

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