Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: DELLA, JAYMI E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3783 3794

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.6%
Allow Rate
-1.4% vs TC avg
887
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1520
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 837 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
36.9%
§103 Obviousness
28.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18881692 ABLATION CATHETERS TO TREAT VARICOSE VEINS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18917718 FLEXIBLE RADIOPAQUE CATHETER TIP THAT CAN WITHSTAND RF ENERGY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18798203 MAPPING AND TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE CATHETER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18664140 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE TISSUE ABLATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17774275 MEDICAL SYSTEMS FOR ABLATING TISSUE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18845278 MULTI-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR HYBRID MAPPING AND ABLATION CATHETER Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18259051 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN DELIVERY OF THERMAL LIQUID TREATMENT Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18655445 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17131020 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SENSOR AND POWERED CONTROL Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18959187 IRRIGATED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY BALLOON CATHETER Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18643657 CATHETER WITH MULTIPLE SPINES OF DIFFERENT LENGTHS ARRANGED IN ONE OR MORE DISTAL ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18458478 CATHETER, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINED ABLATION MODALITIES Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18058579 HIGH-FREQUENCY TISSUE ABLATION USING COATED ELECTRODES Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17980015 PULSE GENERATOR FOR IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17825073 TRANSSEPTAL TISSUE PUNCTURE APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
16950764 CATHETER WITH STAGGERED ELECTRODES SPINE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
17079700 Pulse Generator for Irreversible Electroporation Final Rejection BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.

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