Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BOR, HELENE CATHERINE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3786 3793 3797

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.0%
Allow Rate
-19.0% vs TC avg
587
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1858
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 555 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17968235 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REGISTRATION FOR IMAGE-GUIDED PROCEDURES Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18067047 SCANNER COMPRISING A NOVEL LENS DRIVE MECHANISM Non-Final OA 3SHAPE A/S
18561132 TECHNOLOGIES FOR MULTIMODAL SENSOR WEARABLE DEVICE FOR BIOMEDICAL MONITORING Non-Final OA THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
15930762 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC METHOD Final Rejection CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18310357 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INJECTION DOSE CALIBRATION IN PET IMAGING Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18247697 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF AN INJURY Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18047530 AUTOMATIC POSITIONING AND FORCE ADJUSTMENT IN ENDOSCOPY Non-Final OA Olympus Corporation
18772581 MAGNETIC BASED SHEATH DETECTION Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
17136596 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PROCESSES FOR DETECTING ELECTRODE WIRE NOISE Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18121727 Stereotactic Computer Assisted Surgery Method and System Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
17068401 DETERMINING A RANGE OF MOTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
17917640 MEDICAL ASSEMBLIES HAVING SENSOR DEVICES Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
17348939 MEDICAL GUIDEWIRE ASSEMBLY HAVING IDENTIFICATION DEVICE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18574521 ATTACHMENT FIXTURE Final Rejection D.O.N CO., LTD.
18572955 MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection Nobilis Animo Limited
18194235 ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA UCL Business Ltd
18259504 CANNULA INSERTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Vitestro Holding B.V.
18338496 DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF SPATIALLY VARYING FLUID LEVELS USING MAGNETIC SIGNALS Non-Final OA CEREBROTECH MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
18333946 SYSTEM FOR FOCUSED TARGETING OF MAGNETO-AEROTACTIC-RESPONSIVE BACTERIA AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA STARPAX BIOPHARMA INC.

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