Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ANTHONY, MARIA CATHERINE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1626 3791 3796

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.6%
Allow Rate
-2.4% vs TC avg
108
Total Applications
+34.2%
Interview Lift
1279
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 74 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
3.6%
§102 Novelty
89.9%
§103 Obviousness
4.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18768614 CONTINUUM ROBOT SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18689211 DEVICE FOR DETECTING A WORKING STATUS OF A MEDICAL IMPLANT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18721218 ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND SURGICAL ROBOT Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18761434 Technique For Supporting Clinical Personnel With Multiple Navigation Views Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18710934 MULTIFUNCTIONAL MICROELECTRONICS FIBERS AS IMPLANTABLE BIOELECTRONIC INTERFACES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17656511 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRIGGERING BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18553441 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INDUCING HYPOMETABOLIC STATE IN SUBJECT WITH DISEASE Non-Final OA RIKEN
18132232 UTILIZATION OF GROWTH CURVES FOR OPTIMIZATION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES TREATMENT Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18131542 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESSLY STIMULATING OR BLOCKING AT LEAST ONE NERVE Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18131555 NEUROMODULATION TECHNIQUES TO CREATE A NERVE BLOCKAGE WITH A COMBINATION STIMULATION/BLOCK THERAPY FOR GLYCEMIC CONTROL Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18706109 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLASSIFYING WIDE COMPLEX TACHYCARDIAS (WCTS) Non-Final OA Washington University
18450148 Using Stimulation Circuitry to Provide DC Offset Compensation at Inputs to Sense Amp Circuitry in a Stimulator Device Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
17794754 Systems and Methods for Monitoring Neural Activity Final Rejection DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
18486796 METHOD AND DEVICE TO ENHANCE WASTE CLEARANCE IN THE BRAIN Non-Final OA Neuraworx Medical Technologies, Inc.
17965747 METHOD AND DEVICE TO ENHANCE WASTE CLEARANCE IN THE BRAIN Non-Final OA Neuraworx Medical Technologies, Inc.
18272870 MONITORING AND TREATING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, ARRYTHMIA, AND ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Final Rejection ZIV HEALTHCARE LTD.
18259326 Device and Antitumor Drug for the Treatment of Neoplastic Cells Non-Final OA Azienda ULSS 8 Berica
18267649 CRANIAL NERVE STIMULATOR WITH THERAPEUTIC FEEDBACK Final Rejection Avivomed, Inc.
18252478 LASER THERAPY DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SUZHOU MICROPORT REHABTECH (GROUP) CO., LTD.
17856388 Methods and Systems for Tremor Reduction Final Rejection Universidad Adolfo Ibañez
17768697 PHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS USING WEARABLE SENSOR ARRAY Non-Final OA Human Systems Integration, Inc.
17390210 WEARABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA Carl Turner

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