Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3792 3796

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.6%
Allow Rate
-3.4% vs TC avg
766
Total Applications
+22.6%
Interview Lift
1632
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 694 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
30.4%
§102 Novelty
40.8%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18641603 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MITIGATING CYCLE RELATED INJURY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18723413 OBTURATOR WITH STIFF DISTAL CANNULA ENGAGEMENT REGION Non-Final OA Neptune Medical Inc.
18695459 INDUCED ELECTRIC FIELD (IEF) THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF SOLID CANCERS Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18834376 HEALTH ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18837433 PHOTOCOSMETIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18045064 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVE CABLE COVERING FOR A CATHETER PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY Final Rejection TC1 LLc
18392098 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PATIENTS WITH DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH VIRUSES Final Rejection ElectroCore, Inc.
18092392 VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION THERAPY Non-Final OA ELECTROCORE, INC
17731393 NERVE STIMULATION THERAPY FOR MAINTAINING TELOMERE LENGTHS Non-Final OA ELECTROCORE, INC
16854034 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING AN INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE Final Rejection ElectroCore, Inc.
16838953 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PATIENTS WITH DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH REPLICATING PATHOGENS Non-Final OA ElectroCore, Inc.
16229401 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIAL PROVISIONING AND REFILLING OF MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Electrocore, Inc.
19243566 UTILZING ONE OR MORE SENSORS TO DETECT MUSCLE ACTIVATION Final Rejection Peke Labs Corp.
17975929 CONTROLLED PURGE RECOVERY USING TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR (tPA) Final Rejection ABIOMED, Inc.
17974849 PERCUTANEOUS CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE FACILITATING THROMBI DISSOLUTION Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17516757 BLOOD PUMP WITH RESTART LOCKOUT Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17964002 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING HEALTH STATUS Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18373005 SELECTIVELY DISPLAYING FILTERED PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18693186 METHOD, PROGRAM AND DEVICE FOR CORRECTING ERROR OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL Non-Final OA MEDICAL AI CO., LTD.
18729616 A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING MUSCLE STIFFNESS OR SPASTICITY Non-Final OA Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pte Ltd
17682054 SELECTION OF OPTIMAL CHANNEL FOR RATE DETERMINATION Final Rejection ZOLL Medical Corporation
16701919 HEMODYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZED RATE RESPONSE PACING USING HEART SOUNDS Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18559231 INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP OUTFLOW FLOW DISRUPTOR Non-Final OA Shifamed Holdings, LLC
18152551 SHEATHING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR COLLAPSIBLE BLOOD PUMPS Non-Final OA Shifamed Holdings, LLC
17995729 PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18254659 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING IMAGE DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A SLEEP-RELATED EVENT Final Rejection ResMed Pty Ltd
18182985 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DENOISING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS DURING ELECTRICAL NEUROMODULATION Final Rejection Cardionomix, Inc.
18730892 TRANSMISSION OF SIGNAL INFORMATION TO AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18394641 FEEDTHROUGH PLACEMENT Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18419049 USE OF BLOOD FLOW IMAGES TO INFORM SCS WORKFLOW Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation

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