Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SEVERSON, RYAN J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.9%
Allow Rate
+12.9% vs TC avg
1086
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
1163
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1075 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
40.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18783820 MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A HEMOSTATIS CLIP Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18569020 MAGNETICALLY DRIVEN CROSSING TOOLS FOR ARTERIAL AND VENOUS OCCLUSIONS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19070153 NATURAL FIBERS HAVING ABSORBABLE AND HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTIES FOR MAKING SURGICAL SUTURES AND SURGICAL MESHES Non-Final OA BALLAST MEDICAL INC.
18807329 MINIMALLY INVASIVE SUTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA LSI Solutions, Inc.
18930492 ANCHORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Siesta Medical, Inc.
18564380 MRI-CT-COMPATIBLE REMOTE-CONTROLLED MICROPOSITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
18572565 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE ANASTOMOSIS CREATION AND/OR ENDOLUMINAL NAVIGATION Non-Final OA BariaTek Medical
18558737 MICROANASTOMOSIS FORCEPS Non-Final OA LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY

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