Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BERTRAM, ERIC D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3766 3792 3796

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+11.0% vs TC avg
1,313
Total Applications
+12.6%
Interview Lift
1161
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1274 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.6%
§102 Novelty
62.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17688734 DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE HANDS FREE SCLERAL DEPRESSION AND ILLUMINATION DURING OPHTHALMIC PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
19224713 AMBULATORY MONITOR WITH INTEGRATED DEFIBRILLATOR AND METHOD OF USE FOR SELF-APPLICATION Non-Final OA Bardy Technologies, Inc.
19224706 SELF-APPLIED DEFIBRILLATOR AND METHOD FOR SELF-APPLICATION Non-Final OA Bardy Technologies, Inc.
19223747 DEFIBRILLATOR FOR SELF-APPLICATION AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA Bardy Technologies, Inc.
18982953 DEFIBRILLATOR HOUSING WITH SECURE WIRE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Bardy Technologies, Inc.
18982960 DEFIBRILLATOR HOUSING WITH UNITARY FRAME Final Rejection Bardy Technologies, Inc.
18982957 DEFIBRILLATOR WITH A RELEASABLE WIRE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Bardy Technologies, Inc.
18982974 DEFIBRILLATOR HOUSING WITH COVER Non-Final OA Bardy Technologies, Inc.
18483316 EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR WITH LOW VOLTAGE ENERGY STORAGE Non-Final OA Bardy Technologies, Inc.
18576145 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT USE PREDICTION Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18603374 METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL DATA FOR AN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL LASER OF A TREATMENT APPARATUS, TREATMENT APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SCHWIND EYE-TECH-SOLUTIONS GMBH
18031314 THREE-DIMENSIONAL RETINAL STIMULATION DEVICE Non-Final OA DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18200406 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES FOR MULTI-CHAMBER PACING Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC, INC.
18492922 WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATOR WITH OUTPUT STAGE HAVING DIVERTING RESISTANCE Non-Final OA West Affum Holdings DAC
18144103 WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) SYSTEM REACTING TO HIGH-AMPLITUDE ECG NOISE Non-Final OA West Affum Holdings DAC
18415612 NANOSECOND PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD SYSTEM Non-Final OA Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
18561999 BIO-IMPLANTABLE BLADDER TREATMENT DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC WEB AND ELECTRONIC THREAD INCLUDED THEREIN Non-Final OA SOONCHUNHYANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18569107 VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION Non-Final OA New York University (NYU)
18388879 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT, OPTIMIZATION AND LOGGING OF THE EFFECTS OF A THERAPY Non-Final OA FLINT HILLS SCIENTIFIC, LLC
18490748 Electrode Containment Structures In A Wearable Medical Device Non-Final OA West Affum Holdings Designated Activity Company
17920956 PORTABLE AED CASE Final Rejection TRISULT HOLDING B.V.

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