Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BRUTUS, JOEL F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3777 3786 3793 3797 3798

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.3%
Allow Rate
+2.3% vs TC avg
1324
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
1333
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1276 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
47.7%
§103 Obviousness
23.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19330349 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS INTRAVENOUS NEEDLE INSERTION Non-Final OA Veebot Systems, Inc.
19022133 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION OF MULTIPLE VISION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18447714 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Canon Medical Systems Corporation
19006395 ULTRASOUND THERAPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18960397 INTRAVASCULAR IMAGING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED CALCIUM ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT GUIDANCE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18990206 ACTIVE DISTAL TIP DRIVE Non-Final OA Covidien LP
19085867 MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19108082 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BOOSTING POWER TO A GANTRY OF A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18503634 TECHNOLOGIES FOR MONITORING BONE INGROWTH OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS Non-Final OA Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.
18717515 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREDICT NEED FOR USE OF A CONTRAST AGENT IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18716268 ESTIMATING A GESTATIONAL AGE OF A TARGET FETUS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19086612 MULTI-MODAL PREDICTION OF MEDICAL OUTCOMES Non-Final OA Ultrasound AI Inc.
18431489 Artificial Intelligence System for Determining Expected Drug Use Benefit through Medical Imaging Final Rejection Ultrasound AI, Inc.
19079820 IMAGE-GUIDED ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH REMOTE GUIDANCE, IMAGE STEERING, MULTI-PLANE IMAGING, NEEDLE VISUALIZATION ENHANCEMENT, AND CONSTRAINED BACKDRIVING Non-Final OA Mendaera, Inc.
18591537 PRESSURE JACKETS AND SYRINGE RETENTION FEATURES FOR ANGIOGRAPHY FLUID INJECTORS Non-Final OA BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
18690480 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION Non-Final OA NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
18967330 ENDOSCOPE PROCESSOR, METHOD FOR OPERATING ENDOSCOPE PROCESSOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
19044305 GUIDEWIRE FOR IMAGING AND MEASUREMENT OF PRESSURE AND OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Xenter, Inc.
19024119 System And Method For Performing And Evaluating A Procedure Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
19005974 MICROSCOPY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE MICROSCOPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
18989954 Integrated Medical Imaging And Surgical Robotic System Non-Final OA Mobius Imaging, LLC
18631892 SIDE-BY-SIDE ENDOSCOPE AND CAMERA CHANNEL WITH STEERING Non-Final OA COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18526693 CONSTRAINED PROSTHETIC KNEE Non-Final OA Zimmer, Inc.
18952876 Guiding Musculoskeletal Procedures Non-Final OA Agitated Solutions Inc.
18946330 TRANSPERINEAL PROSTATE BIOPSY AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Corbin Clinical Resources, LLC
18922750 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA Non-Final OA OtoNexus Medical Technologies, Inc.
18704193 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18702419 ESTIMATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE HEART Non-Final OA KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
18902462 Ultrasound Imaging Non-Final OA BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC
18841113 DYNAMIC SUSCEPTIBILITY CONTRAST USING A PRE-DETERMINED ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION Non-Final OA THORNHILL SCIENTIFIC INC.

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