Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ANTHONY, MARIA CATHERINE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3796

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.2%
Allow Rate
-4.8% vs TC avg
104
Total Applications
+37.9%
Interview Lift
1387
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 69 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
57.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18768614 CONTINUUM ROBOT SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18721218 ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND SURGICAL ROBOT Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18710934 MULTIFUNCTIONAL MICROELECTRONICS FIBERS AS IMPLANTABLE BIOELECTRONIC INTERFACES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18625804 ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS FOR ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY DEVICE Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17656511 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRIGGERING BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18689211 DEVICE FOR DETECTING A WORKING STATUS OF A MEDICAL IMPLANT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18522030 MEDICAL STIMULATOR AND METHOD OF STIMULATION Final Rejection The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
18761434 Technique For Supporting Clinical Personnel With Multiple Navigation Views Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18706109 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLASSIFYING WIDE COMPLEX TACHYCARDIAS (WCTS) Non-Final OA Washington University
18389093 SPLANCHNIC NEUROMODULATION FOR HEART CONDITIONS Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18371893 DETECTING SIGNALS WITH CARDIAC ACTIVITY DURING DEFINED REST STATES USING NEUROMODULATION SYSTEM Final Rejection 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.
18710929 STATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18613841 LEAD FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Heraeus Medevio GmbH & Co. KG
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
18138218 SEIZURE DETECTION METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS USING AN AUTOREGRESSION ALGORITHM Final Rejection Flint Hills Scientific, L.L.C.
18673502 SURGICAL CUTTING TOOL AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SAME Non-Final OA Medtronic PS Medical, Inc.
18673047 ELECTRODE DISCHARGE ON A MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Withings
18669523 ROBOTIC JOINT REVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA REVISION ROBOTICS SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, LLC
18690923 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING STIMULATION ELECTRODE COMBINATION Non-Final OA SCENERAY CO., LTD.
18278263 INTEGRATING STIMULATION THERAPY, PATIENT MANAGEMENT, AND EXTERNAL PATIENT MONITORING Final Rejection INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
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.
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.

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