Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: YABUT, DIANE D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771 3794 3799

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.3%
Allow Rate
-7.7% vs TC avg
875
Total Applications
+27.9%
Interview Lift
1570
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 846 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
6.2%
§102 Novelty
81.2%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18605454 STAGED DEPLOYMENT OF EXPANDABLE IMPLANT Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18611511 JAW FOR CLIP APPLIER Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18518362 OBTURATOR AND TROCAR Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18610059 TRANSCATHETER PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH PROTECTIVE FEATURE Non-Final OA Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
18956917 DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS TO TREAT CHRONIC OCCLUSIVE DVT Non-Final OA Montra Medical 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.
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
18482160 TOURNIQUET WITH MULTI-ANGLE TIGHTENING DEVICE Non-Final OA Chu-hsiung Huang
18228915 Holster and Tourniquet Non-Final OA Tedder Industries, LLC
18259952 CONVEYING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REALIZING RAPID ELECTRICAL SEPARATION Non-Final OA Beijing Taijiewelye Technology Co., Ltd.

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