Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792 3796

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.0%
Allow Rate
-8.0% vs TC avg
217
Total Applications
+43.4%
Interview Lift
1123
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 179 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
22.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17906672 Methods And Systems For Non-Invasive Cuff-Less Blood Pressure Monitoring Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18050370 IMAGE-GUIDED LASER BEAM AIM TO TREAT VITREOUS FLOATERS Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18412928 MEDICAL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CHECKING THE COMPATIBILITY OF IMPLANTS AND INSTRUMENTS OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
18421543 USE OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY (EMG) ELECTRODES FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18475750 SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STRESS Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17852201 CANNULA SYSTEM Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18294756 AUTOMATIC HANDLE ASSIGNMENT IN SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17637872 TREATMENT SUPPORT DEVICE AND THERAPEUTIC LIGHT CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
17633195 PLANNING METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRECISELY CHANGING A REFRACTIVE INDEX Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
17911260 FETAL HEART RATE MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREOF Non-Final OA Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
17441454 PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, ARRHYTHMIA ANALYSIS SYSTEM, ARRHYTHMIA ANALYSIS METHOD, AND ARRHYTHMIA ANALYSIS PROGRAM Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18894943 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REPAIR AND RAPID HEALING OF INTERNAL BODY STRUCTURES USING PHOTOBIOMODULATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Prometheus Therapeutics Inc.
18601436 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR UNDERLID HOME-BASED MEIBOMIAN GLAND DISEASE TREATMENT VIA RESISTIVE HEATING AND MAGNETIC-BASED MECHANICAL STIMULATION Non-Final OA VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
18544122 GLAND TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING DRY EYE DISEASE Final Rejection Verily Life Sciences LLC
18083721 OPTHALMOLOGICAL TREATMENT DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A ROTATION ANGLE OF AN EYE Final Rejection Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG
18655659 MULTIFACTORIAL PLANNING FOR AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM NEUROMODULATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
17774141 DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF HAIR Final Rejection EPIP LLC
18544212 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MODELING VASCULATURE IN NEAR REAL-TIME Final Rejection ANSYS, INC.
18693430 A SENSING ARRANGEMENT FOR OBTAINING DATA FROM A BODY PART USING ACCURATE REFERENCE VALUES Non-Final OA RTHS AB
18608004 ELECTRIC CURRENT STIMULATION DEVICE Non-Final OA ITO CO., LTD.
18587722 MERIDIAN STIMULATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Sung Wook BAEK
17991523 SENSOR APPARATUSES, METHODS OF OPERATING SAME, AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSING AND ANALYZING ELECTROMECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A HEART Non-Final OA HEART FORCE MEDICAL INC.
17386136 INTEGRATED BIO-PATCH AND BIO-BRACELET SYSTEMS Final Rejection LIFE PATCH INTERNATIONAL

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