Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.7%
Allow Rate
-20.3% vs TC avg
1,058
Total Applications
+26.6%
Interview Lift
1312
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 951 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
32.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18135943 MULTIPLE FLARE AND SHOULDER ANTI MIGRATION STENT Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
17862664 APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING A REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE IMPLANT Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17147124 TRACHEAL STENT Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18064443 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS WITH STENT FRAME FEATURES Final Rejection Capstan Medical Inc.
18893096 Humeral Reconstruction System and Methods of Use Non-Final OA Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18652967 COMMISSURE MARKER FOR A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18465094 ADJUSTABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANNULOPLASTY RING Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18096728 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING THE TENSIONS OF LEAFLETS MOUNTED WITHIN PROSTHETIC VALVES Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18015707 MECHANICALLY EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC DEVICE Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18153182 DOCKING STATION FOR HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18063863 INFLATABLE BODIES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR EXPANDING IMPLANTS Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18075939 CAPSULE FOR A DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR A PROSTHETIC MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17852136 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE LEAFLET ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18286669 FENESTRATED STENT GRAFT DEVICES AND METHODS OF DEPLOYING FENESTRATED STENT GRAFT DEVICES Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18255647 Systems and Methods to Account for Bone Quality to Reduce Stress Shielding in Implants Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18308239 GROWTH-ACCOMMODATING VALVE SYSTEM Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18315561 SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION IMPLANTS Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18078471 SUB-RETINAL PROSTHESIS USING MULTI-PHOTODIODE SENSING TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18157709 EXPANDABLE IMPLANTABLE CONDUIT Non-Final OA CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
17184109 EXOSKELETON DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
18808235 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MULTI-ALIGNMENT OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
16849914 Systems And Methods For Robotic Mirror Therapy Of The Hand Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18066698 ENDOGRAFT SYSTEM HAVING A DEPLOYMENT DEVICE AND A STENT-GRAFT ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Cook Medical Technologies LLC
17470324 KNEE JOINT ENDOPROSTHESIS APPARATUS AND KNEE JOINT ENDOPROSTHESIS Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
18288252 ESOPHAGEAL SLEEVE DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18002219 MINIMAL FRAME PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC
17905556 PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC
18008723 A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE WITH IMPROVED SEALING MEANS Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK AG
17799832 Heart valve prosthesis Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK AG

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