Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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

72.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
1,328
Total Applications
+17.9%
Interview Lift
1261
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1285 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
5.0%
§102 Novelty
82.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18716268 ESTIMATING A GESTATIONAL AGE OF A TARGET FETUS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18591537 PRESSURE JACKETS AND SYRINGE RETENTION FEATURES FOR ANGIOGRAPHY FLUID INJECTORS Non-Final OA BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
19242616 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADAR-BASED BIOMETRIC SIGNAL EXTRACTION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
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
19022133 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION OF MULTIPLE VISION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18503634 TECHNOLOGIES FOR MONITORING BONE INGROWTH OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS Non-Final OA Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.
18447714 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Canon Medical Systems Corporation
19079820 IMAGE-GUIDED ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH REMOTE GUIDANCE, IMAGE STEERING, MULTI-PLANE IMAGING, NEEDLE VISUALIZATION ENHANCEMENT, AND CONSTRAINED BACKDRIVING Non-Final OA Mendaera, Inc.
19006395 ULTRASOUND THERAPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18690480 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION Non-Final OA NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
19044305 GUIDEWIRE FOR IMAGING AND MEASUREMENT OF PRESSURE AND OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Xenter, Inc.
19037728 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING GUIDED ROBOTICS Non-Final OA Emory University
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
18952876 Guiding Musculoskeletal Procedures Non-Final OA Agitated Solutions Inc.
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
18848861 IN VIVO FLUID FLOW SENSOR Non-Final OA CANARY MEDICAL SWITZERLAND AG
18841113 DYNAMIC SUSCEPTIBILITY CONTRAST USING A PRE-DETERMINED ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION Non-Final OA THORNHILL SCIENTIFIC INC.
18720585 AUGMENTED AND MIXED REALITY INCORPORATING PATHOLOGY RESULTS IN SURGICAL SETTINGS Non-Final OA University of Miami
18675275 SYSTEM, DEVICES AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL NAVIGATION INCLUDING ACTIVE TRACKING AND DRIFT ELIMINATION Non-Final OA Neurosimplicity, LLC
18706680 MEDICAL DEVICES WITH DISTAL CONTROL Non-Final OA MICRONOVUS, LLC
18648953 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC DEVICE USAGE Non-Final OA Itamar Medical Spry 2021, Limited Partnership
18413257 Methods, Apparatuses And Electronic Devices For Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanning Non-Final OA Anhui Huami Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18575710 IMAGE REGISTRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATION IN FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE SURGERY Non-Final OA BEIJING AKSO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
18230603 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BED EXIT AND FALL DETECTION Non-Final OA Foresite Healthcare, LLC

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