Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SCHWIKER, KATHERINE H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771 3774

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
-3.3% vs TC avg
457
Total Applications
+35.1%
Interview Lift
1236
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 415 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
9.0%
§102 Novelty
63.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17769686 Bio-Zipper Surgical Closure Device Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18288652 Mechanotransduction Disruption Mediation in Skin Grafting Methods and Compositions for Use in Practicing the Same Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18871175 HELICAL DEBULKING TOOL WITH CUTTER Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18535676 GRASPING STRUCTURE FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18357435 OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL PROBE Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18589712 VARIABLE NAVIGATED EXPANDABLE SCALPEL DEVICE Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18898837 METHOD FOR POSITIONING MEDICAL DEVICE AND MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19081854 LIGATION CLIP AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SICHUAN GUONA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18530530 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC PLURALITY STRIP DELIVERY Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18563645 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A SPRING UNIT OPTIMISED FOR CLEANING Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
18479347 CARTRIDGE SYSTEM, CARTRIDGE AND METHOD FOR LOADING CLIP UNIT Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18360897 ENDOSCOPIC PATCH DELIVERY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
17862328 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LIQUID IMMERSION OF AN END EFFECTOR OF AN ULTRASONIC INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Verb Surgical Inc.
17796962 EMBOLISATION SYSTEM FOR PROMOTING CLOT FORMATION Final Rejection CLEARSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18827606 SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF TREATING ANEURYSMS Non-Final OA Galaxy Therapeutics, Inc.
17921817 Clip Device with Separable Connection and Having Variable Connection Force Final Rejection MICRO-TECH (NANJING) CO., LTD.
18801022 ASPIRATION THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THROMBUS REMOVAL WITH ASPIRATION CATHETER Non-Final OA RapidPulse, Inc.
18570510 SURGICAL CUTTING INSTRUMENT, ROTATIONAL JOINT AND METHOD, PARTICULARLY FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY AND/OR MICRO-SURGERY Non-Final OA MEDICAL MICROINSTRUMENTS, INC.
18137653 CATHETER INFLATION TUBE FOR USE IN INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY Non-Final OA Bolt Medical, Inc.
18580329 Endoscopic Loop Systems and Methods of Use Final Rejection ENDOVISION FOUNDATION
18560472 Medical Suture And Medical Suture Device Final Rejection Genesis Medtech Surgical Device (Wuxi) Co., Ltd
18557254 SUTURE APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA A&E ADVANCED CLOSURE SYSTEMS, LLC
18555318 NERVE CONDUIT Non-Final OA Tissium S.A.
17904064 SOOTHER Final Rejection Mayborn (UK) Limited
18046725 MULTIPLE-FIRING SUTURE FIXATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USING AND MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences AG
17725514 MILLING DEVICE FOR SURGERY Final Rejection HPF S.R.L.
16365856 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CO-REGISTERING A STEREOTACTIC FRAME AND A FIDUCIAL Final Rejection Alpha Omega Engineering Ltd.

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