Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BROWN, KYLE MARTZ

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 10% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

9.7%
Allow Rate
-60.3% vs TC avg
82
Total Applications
+6.0%
Interview Lift
1338
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
95.9%
§103 Obviousness
0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17494435 SURGICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF ONE VISUALIZATION WITH ANOTHER Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
17490045 ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL SENSOR ELECTRONICS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18094841 Biosignal Sensing Device Using Dynamic Selection of Electrodes Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17434519 AUXILIARY FUNCTION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
17369645 RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTRODE FOR USE IN A SURGICAL HANDHELD DEVICE, ELECTRODE INSTRUMENT AND RESECTOSCOPE Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18181033 TRENCH ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR BIOSIGNAL MEASUREMENT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18658048 BASKET CATHETER WITH DEFORMATION SENSOR RELYING ON EDDY CURRENT Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17897313 INDICATING ELECTRODE CONTACT Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17548278 Basket Catheter with Electrically-Connected Spines Forming a Distributed Electrode Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17900984 ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASONIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18641038 ELECTRODE CONNECTOR WITH MOTION ARTIFACT DAMPENER Non-Final OA KPR U.S., LLC
18707475 RF ELECTRODE CARTRIDGE FOR SKIN COSMETIC TREATMENT COMPRISING RELAY, AND HANDPIECE FOR SKIN COSMETIC TREATMENT COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA CLASSYS INC.
17277788 ELECTRODE PATCH WITH MULTIPLE MEASUREMENT POINTS Final Rejection SMARTMEDICS SP. Z O.O.
17553414 TWELVE-LEAD ELECTROCARDIOGRAM USING ELECTRODES COUPLED BY A SINGLE CABLE Final Rejection AliveCor, Inc.
17450273 Visualization-Enabled Ablation Catheters, Systems, and Methods Final Rejection Santa Anna Tech LLC
18035666 Catheter Connectors for ECG-based Catheter Positioning Systems Final Rejection NAVI MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
17668709 PATIENT MONITORING DEVICE Final Rejection Murata Vios, Inc.
18078836 THERMAL COMPLIANCE IN A HEATED DEVICE Non-Final OA Caerus Corp.
18059379 SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY OUTPUTTING HIGH-FREQUENCY ENERGY AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection WONTECH Co., Ltd.
17923222 THERMAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION PATCH WITH INTELLIGENT DETERMINATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Hui-Ling CHANG
17675267 HEATING APPARATUS FOR AN ORTHOTIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Costello Prosthetic Warmers LLC
17425616 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ABLATING TISSUE Non-Final OA ABLATION GEN 2 PTY LTD

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