Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: BUI PHO, PASCAL M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2878 3737 3741 3791 3793 3798

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.2%
Allow Rate
-6.8% vs TC avg
561
Total Applications
-18.9%
Interview Lift
1183
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 440 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
21.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17792503 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR MARKING TISSUE Final Rejection Covidien LP
18963192 COIL UNIT Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18587876 ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD OF ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18761538 IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MONITORING PATIENT DURING EXAMINATION Final Rejection FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
18620346 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, BODY MOVEMENT INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
17611269 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING WORKSPACE VOLUMES AND IDENTIFYING REACHABLE WORKSPACES OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18139237 System and Method for Monitoring a Vasculature for Sepsis Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
17127587 Needle Sterility Breach Warning Using Magnetic Needle Tracking Final Rejection Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18619391 Ultrasonic Probe Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18288054 MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19271037 NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATION AND BLOOD VESSEL MONITORING BASED ON PHOTOACOUSTIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19038612 MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING PAIN OR INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH PROPIONIC ACID Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18524278 Positioning a Patient Couch in a Magnetic Resonance System Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare GmbH
18173626 PULSE MONITORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA National Tsing Hua University
18238747 Medical Devices for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Related Methods Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
16855487 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATION Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18954009 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING A PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL OF AN ARTERY/TISSUE/VEIN DYNAMIC SYSTEM OF AN ORGAN IN A SURFACE SPACE Non-Final OA Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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