Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Medtronic Navigation Inc.

30 pending office actions

Portfolio Summary

30
Total Pending OAs
3
Final Rejections
27
Non-Final OAs

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19024119 System And Method For Performing And Evaluating A Procedure BRUTUS, JOEL F 3797 Non-Final OA Jan 16, 2025
18819556 Method And System For Non-Contact Registration In Electromagnetic-Based Image Guided Surgery WANG, YUEHAN 2617 Non-Final OA Aug 29, 2024
18764105 Method And System For Non-Contract Patient Registration In Image-Guided Surgery WANG, YUEHAN 2617 Non-Final OA Jul 03, 2024
18750782 Oral Patient Tracking Device And Method Of Using The Same ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T 3797 Non-Final OA Jun 21, 2024
18669893 System And Method For Imaging A Subject YUN, JURIE 2884 Non-Final OA May 21, 2024
18670685 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOISE AND PATIENT DOSE OPTIMIZATION VIA DYNAMIC X-RAY MODULATION ARTMAN, THOMAS R 2884 Non-Final OA May 21, 2024
18656226 TOUCH AND MOVE ANATOMY LOCALIZATION KIKNADZE, IRAKLI 2884 Non-Final OA May 06, 2024
18630285 System And Method For Imaging And Registration For Navigation MCCARTHY, GINA 3786 Final Rejection Apr 09, 2024
18630601 Ultrasound Depth Calibration for Improving Navigational Accuracy CELESTINE, NYROBI I 3798 Non-Final OA Apr 09, 2024
18630336 System And Method For Imaging And Registration For Navigation LY, TOMMY TAI 3797 Non-Final OA Apr 09, 2024
18630474 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ILLUSTRATING A POSE OF AN OBJECT LI, JOHN DENNY 3798 Non-Final OA Apr 09, 2024
18630348 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING AND REGISTRATION FOR NAVIGATION ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T 3797 Final Rejection Apr 09, 2024
18626141 LONG IMAGE MULTI-FIELD OF VIEW PREVIEW FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L 3798 Non-Final OA Apr 03, 2024
18617487 Method And Apparatus For Moving A Reference Device DAVIS, AMELIE R 3798 Non-Final OA Mar 26, 2024
18608386 System And Method for Reducing Tool Vibration At A Variable Stiffness End Effector Of A Surgical System HOLWERDA, STEPHEN 3656 Non-Final OA Mar 18, 2024
18608417 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING A POSITION OF AN IMAGING SYSTEM FATIMA, UROOJ 2676 Non-Final OA Mar 18, 2024
18608575 TRACKING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE 3799 Non-Final OA Mar 18, 2024
18608449 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING ORIENTATION AND ANATOMY IN AN IMAGING SYSTEM SATCHER, DION JOHN 2676 Non-Final OA Mar 18, 2024
18608505 Surgical Cart With Robotic Arm KISH, JAMES M 3792 Non-Final OA Mar 18, 2024
18608347 System And Method For Reducing Tool Vibration At A Variable Stiffness End Effector Of A Surgical System LAU, MICHAEL J 3796 Non-Final OA Mar 18, 2024
18442584 Method and Apparatus for Image-Based Navigation BUI PHO, PASCAL M 3798 Final Rejection Feb 15, 2024
18495706 Apparatus And Method For Maintaining Image Quality While Minimizing X-Ray Dosage Of A Patient KIKNADZE, IRAKLI 2884 Non-Final OA Oct 26, 2023
18206513 AUTOMATED LASER ABLATION CONTROLLER, SYSTEM, AND METHODS SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E 3797 Non-Final OA Jun 06, 2023
18042499 NANODIAMOND TEMPERATURE THERMOMETER FOR STATIC MONITORING OF TISSUE TEMPERATURE DURING MRI-GUIDED LASER ABLATION ROANE, AARON F 3792 Non-Final OA Feb 22, 2023
17975148 Method And Apparatus For Planning Placement Of An Implant EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB 3797 Non-Final OA Oct 27, 2022
17591974 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR TRACKING ONE OR MORE OBJECTS TOMBERS, JOSEPH A 3791 Non-Final OA Feb 03, 2022
17516246 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRACKING ONE OR MORE SURGICAL LANDMARKS COCCHI, MICHAEL EDWARD 2188 Non-Final OA Nov 01, 2021
17489498 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEGMENTAL TRACKING ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A 3798 Non-Final OA Sep 29, 2021
17023726 Navigated Surgical Instrument KELLOGG, MICHAEL S 3798 Non-Final OA Sep 17, 2020
15707387 Gated Image Acquisition And Patient Model Construction SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M 2671 Non-Final OA Sep 18, 2017

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