Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BAYS, PAMELA M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3766 3792 3796

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.0%
Allow Rate
+2.0% vs TC avg
597
Total Applications
+37.2%
Interview Lift
1550
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 560 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
41.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18529527 HEMODYNAMIC SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc.
18388131 TRI-TUBE REPOSITIONING SHEATH Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
18385700 GUIDEWIRE INSERTION AIDES FOR PERCUTANEOUS CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
18563990 ELECTRODE FOR NERVE STIMULATOR COMPRISING BIOCOMPATIBLE SOLID ELECTROLYTE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND NERVE STIMULATOR COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18192089 MEDICAL DEVICE AND SHUNT FORMATION METHOD Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18370839 SELECTIVE LASER INDUCED OPTICAL BREAKDOWN IN BIOLOGICAL MEDIUM Final Rejection Soliton, Inc.
19107688 INTEGRATED MECHATRONIC SYSTEM FOR MANAGING OPHTHALMOLOGY SURGERIES UNDER THE FREE HANDS AND FEET CONCEPT THROUGH EXECUTION OF VOICE COMMANDS Non-Final OA IMPEL IP, LLC
19067788 Material Characteristics Ideal for Providing Either Partial or Total Mechanical Support to the Failing or Arrested Heart and Method for Developing Ideal Characteristics for Underlying Cardiac Disorders Non-Final OA Lifebridge Technologies LLC
18379823 PROTECTIVE SLEEVE FOR CATHETER ELECTRICAL CABLE Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18169844 ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL ELECTRODES OF A BASKET CATHETER AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18113503 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEADS, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS WITH STRUCTURES FOR AIDING LEAD IMPLANTATION Final Rejection MEDTRONIC, INC.
18392084 Multi Channel Device for Directional Shaping of Electric Fields e.g., Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Non-Final OA Novocure GmbH
18730326 NEURAL INTERFACE SYSTEM Non-Final OA WUHAN NEURACOM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
18583763 IMPLANTABLE LEADLESS PACEMAKERS Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18664684 METHOD OF INTRODUCING A BARE FIBER TIP INTO A HANDPIECE, SCOPE, OR CANNULA WITHOUT DAMAGE Non-Final OA OPTICAL INTEGRITY, INC.
18413500 IMPLANTABLE STIMULATION LEAD INCLUDING A COILED LEAD BODY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
18562337 ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE WITH CIRCUIT BOARD AND SHELL INTEGRATION Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18587673 MODULATION OF SESTRINS Non-Final OA Leonhardt Ventures LLC
18224184 THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Shiratronics, Inc.
18513000 ANCHOR Non-Final OA GIMER MEDICAL. Co. LTD.
17296020 DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Final Rejection Acies Medical LLC
18455258 SPINAL CORD STIMULATION DEVICE IMPLANTATION METHODS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation
18370670 Systems and Methods of Cardiac Mapping Non-Final OA KardioNav, Inc.
18469456 NEURAL STIMULATION AND SENSING SYSTEM FOR AUDITORY AND NON-AUDITORY ACTIVATION Non-Final OA FEINSTEIN INSTITUTES FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
17083869 STRETCHABLE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Heraeus Medical Components LLC
17581207 NERVE STIMULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection LAB Schöpfergeist AG

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