Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jacqueline Woznicki has resolved 959 cases in Art Unit 3774. Her allowance rate is 49.8 percent, suggesting a balanced or difficult environment for applicants in Tech Center 3700. The median days to allowance is 1314, which is a significant duration. This 1314-day figure helps practitioners set realistic timelines for the prosecution process.

The interview lift is 26.0 percent. This indicates that direct communication with the examiner is a very productive strategy. Given the 49.8 percent baseline, an interview can significantly improve the chances of reaching an allowance during the 1314-day median prosecution period. Practitioners should consider an interview to leverage this 26.0 percent boost and move cases toward a successful conclusion.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

49.8%
Allow Rate
-20.2% vs TC avg
1,067
Total Applications
+26.0%
Interview Lift
1314
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 959 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
32.2%
§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.
18773395 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR A VALVE REPLACEMENT Final Rejection ReValve Solutions, Inc.
17925590 Devices, Systems, and Methods for a Collapsible and Expandable Replacement Heart Valve Final Rejection ReValve Solutions Inc.
17921070 Devices, Systems, and Methods for a Collapsible Replacement Heart Valve Non-Final OA ReValve Solutions Inc.
17240914 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR A COLLAPSIBLE REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE Non-Final OA ReValve Solutions Inc.
18853494 MULTI-ATLAS ALIGNMENT AND SIZING OF ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS Non-Final OA Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18893096 Humeral Reconstruction System and Methods of Use Non-Final OA Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
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 Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18308239 GROWTH-ACCOMMODATING VALVE SYSTEM Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18288252 ESOPHAGEAL SLEEVE DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18315561 SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION IMPLANTS Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18840820 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A PROSTHETIC BASED ON AMPLIFIED NERVE SIGNALS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18237182 SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH WORKFLOW MONITORING Non-Final OA MAKO Surgical Corp.
17470324 KNEE JOINT ENDOPROSTHESIS APPARATUS AND KNEE JOINT ENDOPROSTHESIS Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
18008723 A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE WITH IMPROVED SEALING MEANS Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK AG
17799832 Heart valve prosthesis Final Rejection BIOTRONIK AG
18527057 Method and System of Digital Design and Fabrication of a Biomechanical Interface Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18652967 COMMISSURE MARKER FOR A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18590740 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO OCCLUDE A VALVULAR COMMISSURE OR CLEFT Final Rejection 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
18075939 CAPSULE FOR A DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR A PROSTHETIC MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17797320 METHOD FOR DETECTING INTENT IN AN ADAPTIVE LOWER LIMB DEVICE Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
18030957 AUTOMATIC PATELLAR TRACKING IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY Final Rejection Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
18808235 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MULTI-ALIGNMENT OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18157709 EXPANDABLE IMPLANTABLE CONDUIT Non-Final OA CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
17184109 EXOSKELETON DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
18323132 KNEE JOINT Final Rejection The University of Tokyo

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