Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: TYSON, MELANIE RUANO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3752 3771 3773 3774

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
846
Total Applications
+18.1%
Interview Lift
1328
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 812 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
25.7%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18535347 STENT WITH SELF-ADJUSTING ANTI-MIGRATION FEATURES Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18193431 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH VISUAL INDICATORS Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18164530 STENT INCLUDING ANTI-MIGRATION MEMBERS Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17894379 Replacement Heart Valve Implant and Expandable Framework for Replacement Heart Valve Implant Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18301176 TISSUE-BASED REINFORCED HEART VALVES Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18007918 NANOFIBER CARDIAC PATCH AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18616063 INTRAOCULAR LENSES WITH HAPTIC ISOLATING STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
17708388 TRANSCATHETER MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18009125 MULTI-ROW DEPLOY ZONE CONSTRAINING DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18531802 ENGINEERED NERVE GRAFTS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Axogen Corporation
18051353 TISSUE WRAP DEVICE WITH ATTACHMENT FEATURES Non-Final OA Axogen Corporation

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