Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CIRULNICK, EMILY NICOLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3618 3792

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.0%
Allow Rate
-45.0% vs TC avg
23
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1078
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18953931 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIALLY SELECTIVE SPINAL CORD STIMULATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18835305 METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANIPULATING A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18536621 INTEGRATION OF FORCE ISOLATION ELEMENTS INTO STEERABLE ELONGATE MEMBER Final Rejection Auris Health, Inc.
18259082 SURGICAL ROBOT, ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SURGICAL ROBOT Final Rejection KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18827563 REUSEABLE STOWAGE COVER FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18817015 VENTRICULAR ASSIST ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18690782 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING STIMULATION ARTIFACT IN NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS Final Rejection THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18747768 SNORE DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Garmin International, Inc.
18586951 Ophthalmological Apparatus For Treating Eye Tissue Using A Pulsed Laser Beam Non-Final OA Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG

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