Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TANNER, JOCELIN C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3796

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
1064
Total Applications
+35.8%
Interview Lift
1186
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1034 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18954086 PERICARDIAL TRANSECTION DEVICES AND METHOD Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18908575 INCISION GUIDE TOOL FOR OCULAR DEVICE IMPLANTATION AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
18923876 UTERINE MANIPULATOR INCLUDING POSITION SENSOR Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18827256 Surgical Head Clamp and Robotics Platform Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18883491 HEMOSTATIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18958601 TISSUE REMOVAL CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Applied Medical Resources Corporation
19022747 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ASSISTING MAGNETIC COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS Non-Final OA GT METABOLIC SOLUTIONS, INC.
18954268 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PASSING SUTURE Non-Final OA Clauson Creative Engineering, Inc.
18906647 REDUCER FOR CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA AND CRITICAL HAND ISCHEMIA Non-Final OA Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
18649049 MODULAR, ASSEMBLED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Mission Surgical Innovations, LLC
18778002 SURGICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA LINUS VENTURES LLC
18133104 TUBE-SHAPED ROBOTIC DEVICE WITH ANISOTROPIC SURFACE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
18693869 IMPACT-DURING-SUCTION SURGICAL URETEROSCOPE Non-Final OA THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NINGBO UNIVERSITY
18292350 CARDIAC LEAD EXTRACTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Xcardia Innovation Ltd
17993759 Systems and Methods for Lead Anchor Insertion Non-Final OA ATACOR MEDICAL, INC.
18348553 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPTAL PUNCH AND DELIVERY AND MANEUVERING OF THERAPEUTIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Protaryx Medical Inc.
18137018 AESTHETIC TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Revelle Aesthetics, Inc.
18303596 Tubular Thrombectomy Devices Non-Final OA MAGNETO THROMBECTOMY SOLUTIONS LTD.
18044286 DEVICE FOR ACHIEVING HEMOSTASIS Final Rejection Cyndrx, LLC

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