Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3792 3796

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.8%
Allow Rate
+6.8% vs TC avg
846
Total Applications
+15.5%
Interview Lift
1214
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 802 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
26.8%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18908610 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DORSAL NERVE ROOT STIMULATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18600430 Seamlessly Embedded Heart Rate Monitor Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18576237 PERSONALIZED THERAPY NEUROSTIMULATION SYSTEMS Final Rejection Cala Health, Inc.
18679562 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
18719225 MEDICAL SUPPORT METHOD, MEDICAL SUPPORT ROBOT DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18682972 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PATIENTS FOR SEPSIS FOLLOWING DISCHARGE Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18121899 Methods and Systems for Optimizing Placement of a Nerve Stimulation Device Final Rejection The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18407157 USING MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC PARAMETERS FOR PREDICTING HEART FAILURE EVENTS Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18757819 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODULATING UNCONSCIOUSNESS OR ANESTHESIA IN A SUBJECT Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
18904579 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE MONITORING WITHIN A CATHETER SYSTEM Non-Final OA BOLT MEDICAL, INC.
18694140 MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM INCLUDING A PROGRAMMABLE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SUCH AS A NEUROSTIMULATOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
19029521 CATHETER APPARATUSES HAVING MULTI-ELECTRODE ARRAYS FOR RENAL NEUROMODULATION AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company

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