Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DEDOULIS, CHRISTINE A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.1%
Allow Rate
-3.9% vs TC avg
187
Total Applications
+31.8%
Interview Lift
1469
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 165 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.1%
§102 Novelty
89.2%
§103 Obviousness
3.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19272521 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROTOMY Final Rejection Stratus Medical, LLC
17893411 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS CAPABLE OF BEING SELECTIVELY DISASSEMBLED TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT OF DISPOSABLE COMPONENTS AND/OR STERILIZATION OF REUSABLE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
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
17480804 Devices and Methods for Electrosurgical Navigation Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18423280 MULTI-STRUT ABLATION AND SENSING CATHETER DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
17466871 TREATMENT OF CARDIAC TISSUE WITH PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS Non-Final OA CARDIOFOCUS, INC.
17591492 Methods and Systems for Preventing Neuroma Formations Non-Final OA Pacira CryoTech, Inc.
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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