Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DEDOULIS, CHRISTINE A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
183
Total Applications
+32.2%
Interview Lift
1453
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 162 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17518806 DEVICE FOR COLLAGENOUS TISSUE TREATMENT Non-Final OA Inmode Ltd.
17862479 ROTATION CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17736375 JAW APERTURE POSITION SENSOR FORELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17549001 ABLATION CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17466871 TREATMENT OF CARDIAC TISSUE WITH PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS Non-Final OA CARDIOFOCUS, INC.
18423280 MULTI-STRUT ABLATION AND SENSING CATHETER DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
15640710 NON-INVASIVE UNIFORM AND NON-UNIFORM RF METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Cynosure, LLC
17591492 Methods and Systems for Preventing Neuroma Formations Non-Final OA Pacira CryoTech, Inc.
17190224 SYSTEMS FOR RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROTOMY Final Rejection Stratus Medical, LLC
16951730 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FISTULA FORMULATION Non-Final OA TVA Medical, Inc.
17019042 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR FORMING AN ANASTOMOSIS Non-Final OA Alleviant Medical, Inc.

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