Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 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
1,092
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
1152
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1084 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.2%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19181503 ATHERECTOMY DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Cardio Flow, Inc.
19018454 ATHERECTOMY DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Cardio Flow, Inc.
19014770 HEMOSTASIS CLIP DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
19014533 STENT-CONTAINING MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18763100 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR NEEDLE ACCESS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
18752019 STEERABLE ENDOSCOPIC NEEDLE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
18961981 APPARATUS FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND MANIPULATION OF MULTIPLE TELESCOPING CATHETERS Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
19050840 ANEURYSM TREATMENT DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Covidien LP
19020676 INTRAOCULAR LENS STORAGE AND LOADING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
19028413 INTRAVASCULAR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR OCCLUSION AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Inari Medical, Inc.
19022228 BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
19070153 NATURAL FIBERS HAVING ABSORBABLE AND HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTIES FOR MAKING SURGICAL SUTURES AND SURGICAL MESHES Non-Final OA BALLAST MEDICAL INC.
19024769 TISSUE GRAFTS WITH PRE-MADE ATTACHMENT POINTS Non-Final OA Axogen Corporation

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