Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CIRULNICK, EMILY NICOLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3618 3792

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Analysis

Emily Nicole Cirulnick, in Art Unit 3618, has 4 resolved cases. The examiner's allowance rate is 25.0 percent, and the interview lift is 0.0 percent. These figures suggest a challenging environment, though the sample size is small.

The median days to allowance is 1078. This sample size of 4 cases provides limited insight into the examiner's general prosecution patterns in Tech Center 3700. Practitioners should monitor for additional resolved cases to better understand the examiner's long-term trends and the effectiveness of different strategies over time.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

25.0%
Allow Rate
-45.0% vs TC avg
28
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1078
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§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
18915196 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING STIMULATION AND SENSING DISTANCES IN NEUROSTIMULATION CONTROL Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18827563 REUSEABLE STOWAGE COVER FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18536621 INTEGRATION OF FORCE ISOLATION ELEMENTS INTO STEERABLE ELONGATE MEMBER Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
18843512 END EFFECTOR UNIT, SURGICAL TOOL DEVICE, ARM DEVICE, AND MASTER-SLAVE SYSTEM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19045122 ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19037108 CATHETERS WITH IMPROVED TORQUE TRANSMISSION CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18633843 BLOOD PUMP Final Rejection ABIOMED, Inc.
18817015 VENTRICULAR ASSIST ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18747768 SNORE DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Garmin International, Inc.
18692338 METHOD, PROGRAM, AND DEVICE FOR DIAGNOSING THYROID DYSFUNCTION ON BASIS OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAM Final Rejection MEDICAL AI CO., LTD.
18851207 Wearable Holding Device for Neural Implant Headpiece Non-Final OA Wyss Center for Bio and Neuro Engineering
18586951 Ophthalmological Apparatus For Treating Eye Tissue Using A Pulsed Laser Beam Non-Final OA Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG
18686525 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORMING INCISIONS IN TISSUE USING LASER PULSES Non-Final OA LIGHT MATTER INTERACTION INC.

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