Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BECTON, MATTHEW DAVID

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

27.6%
Allow Rate
-42.4% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+18.6%
Interview Lift
1359
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
50.4%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17169183 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT OF BALLOON ABLATION CATHETER IN PULMONARY VEIN Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
15733546 SCREW-TYPE ELECTRODE COUPLABLE WITH PLUG-TYPE WIRE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION
17639180 IN-CANAL EAR TIPS Final Rejection Bose Corporation
17217554 ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM, ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
17725283 TREATMENT PLANNING AND MONITORING FOR IRE AND H-FIRE PROTOCOLS Final Rejection AngioDynamics, Inc.
17708758 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED SHOULDER ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection OrthoKinetic Track LLC
17592475 ASSEMBLABLE CRYONEEDLE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME Non-Final OA LIFE BY ICE LTD.

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