Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: YABUT, DIANE D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771 3799

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.1%
Allow Rate
-7.9% vs TC avg
870
Total Applications
+28.0%
Interview Lift
1597
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 840 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.3%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18605454 STAGED DEPLOYMENT OF EXPANDABLE IMPLANT Final Rejection W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18518362 OBTURATOR AND TROCAR Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18611511 JAW FOR CLIP APPLIER Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18956917 DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS TO TREAT CHRONIC OCCLUSIVE DVT Non-Final OA Montra Medical LLC
18098657 LENGTH CONSERVATIVE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
18346756 ENDOSCOPY BAND WITH SIGMOID SUPPORT APPARATUS Final Rejection COLOWRAP, LLC
18867497 THROMBUS SUCTION CATHETER Non-Final OA NIPRO CORPORATION
18895322 Implant Delivery Device Non-Final OA MicroVention, Inc.
18795550 Powered Instrument Non-Final OA Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
18808553 CLIP APPLIER HAVING STABILIZING MEMBER Non-Final OA TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
18836714 THREAD SUTURING ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CHAIRMONKEY, S.L.
18233654 SURGICAL TOOL AND METHOD FOR SOFT OCULAR TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION Final Rejection The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services
18560160 CANNULA ASSEMBLY Final Rejection B. Braun Melsungen AG
18658983 INTEGRATED EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES Non-Final OA Emboline, Inc.
18482160 TOURNIQUET WITH MULTI-ANGLE TIGHTENING DEVICE Non-Final OA Chu-hsiung Huang
18228915 Holster and Tourniquet Non-Final OA Tedder Industries, LLC
17805640 Hemostatic Device For A Heart Non-Final OA Syntach AG
17638171 MEDICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLOSING AN APERTURE IN A TISSUE Final Rejection Venock Medical GmbH

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