Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: COLLINS, SEAN W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1783 3739 3794

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.8%
Allow Rate
+3.8% vs TC avg
371
Total Applications
+28.7%
Interview Lift
1254
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 344 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18444908 RF FRACTIONAL DEVICE WITH UNIFORM EFFECT AROUND THE CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Inmode Ltd.
18059443 RF FRACTIONAL DEVICE WITH UNIFORM EFFECT AROUND THE CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS Final Rejection Inmode Ltd.
18303445 DETACHABLE ABLATION TIP FOR LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18279578 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCORPORATING ULTRASONIC AND ELECTROSURGICAL FUNCTIONALITY Final Rejection Covidien LP
18274756 MULTI-FUNCTION ERGONOMIC HANDHELD SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18032985 END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-AXIS THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17818819 ELECTROPORATION ABLATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF TYPE II DIABETES Non-Final OA Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
18512544 IMPEDANCE MATCHING IN ELECTROSURGERY Final Rejection Applied Medical Resources Corporation
18646173 Peltier Cryogenic Treatment System Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18461200 TREATMENT TOOL Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18696456 A ROBOTIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA CMR SURGICAL LIMITED
18729608 A SYSTEM FOR FORMING A FISTULA Non-Final OA CLEARSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18778252 MICROWAVE ABLATION PROBE TIP Non-Final OA Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
18234062 HAND-HELD ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT, INSULATING INSERT AND ELECTRODE SUPPORT FOR HAND-HELD ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18429606 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE Non-Final OA Alma Lasers Ltd.
17923305 CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
18638248 LOCKING MECHANISM AND SLIDING CONDUCTOR FOR EXTENDABLE SHAFT Non-Final OA Megadyne Medical Products, Inc.
18613827 PULSED FIELD ELECTROPORATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Aventix Medical Inc.
18502041 SMOKE EVACUATION TUBE AND TELESCOPIC SMOKE EVACUATION SCALPEL Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG SHUYOU SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD.
18488790 ELECTROCAUTERY RHIZOTOMY USING WANDING OF ENERGIZED ELECTROCAUTERY PROBE Final Rejection Panacea Spine, LLC
18550428 BIOCERAMIC COMPOSITIONS FOR CANCER RECOVERY Non-Final OA MULTIPLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LLC
17972748 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIMITING JOINT TEMPERATURE Final Rejection ArthroCare Corporation

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