Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BROWN, KYLE MARTZ

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 10% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

10.0%
Allow Rate
-60.0% vs TC avg
80
Total Applications
+5.6%
Interview Lift
1326
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 30 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
64.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17434519 AUXILIARY FUNCTION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18094841 Biosignal Sensing Device Using Dynamic Selection of Electrodes Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
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
17624281 ENERGY-DELIVERY DEVICES Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17851351 LAYER STRUCTURE OF A SENSOR FOR CAPACITIVE MEASUREMENT OF BIOELECTRICAL SIGNALS Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
17619513 Electrosurgical Tools, Electrosurgical Electrodes, and Methods of Making an Electrode for an Electrosurgical Tool Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18181033 TRENCH ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR BIOSIGNAL MEASUREMENT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17446093 ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER DEVICE AND ULTRASOUND TREATMENT TOOL Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
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.
17570989 IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION AND THERMAL ABLATION BY FOCAL CATHETER 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
17369645 RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTRODE FOR USE IN A SURGICAL HANDHELD DEVICE, ELECTRODE INSTRUMENT AND RESECTOSCOPE Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18707475 RF ELECTRODE CARTRIDGE FOR SKIN COSMETIC TREATMENT COMPRISING RELAY, AND HANDPIECE FOR SKIN COSMETIC TREATMENT COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA CLASSYS INC.
17553414 TWELVE-LEAD ELECTROCARDIOGRAM USING ELECTRODES COUPLED BY A SINGLE CABLE Final Rejection AliveCor, Inc.
18701599 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY STIMULATING TISSUE Non-Final OA SYNAPSTIM
17429974 SKIN CONDITION MEASUREMENT SENSOR MODULE AND SKIN CONDITION MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
17277788 ELECTRODE PATCH WITH MULTIPLE MEASUREMENT POINTS Final Rejection SMARTMEDICS SP. Z O.O.
17420014 RF TREATMENT DEVICE, MEDICAL RF DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR Non-Final OA LUTRONIC CORPORATION
18562895 TEAR STIMULATION DEVICE Final Rejection University College Dublin
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.
17923222 THERMAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION PATCH WITH INTELLIGENT DETERMINATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Hui-Ling CHANG
17921874 HIGH-FREQUENCY ENERGY DELIVERY DEVICE WITH PRECISE TEMPERATURE TRACKING Final Rejection WON TECH Co., Ltd.
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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