Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3797

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.9%
Allow Rate
-27.1% vs TC avg
83
Total Applications
+65.0%
Interview Lift
1251
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 35 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18849165 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING AND PROVIDING NAVIGATION GUIDANCE FOR ANATOMIC LUMEN TREATMENT Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18069885 SEMI-COMPACT PHOTOACOUSTIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17737143 System and Method for Presentation of Anatomical Orientation of 3D Reconstruction Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19189246 PORTABLE IMAGING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18210672 INCLINATION ANGLE CORRECTION FOR ULTRASOUND-BASED DIAPHRAGM THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17420933 INCREASED FLEXIBILITY SUBSTRATE FOR INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19070517 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT FOR USE IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18808975 System and Method for Tracking and Steering Medical Devices Final Rejection Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18274435 Methods for Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
17975148 Method And Apparatus For Planning Placement Of An Implant Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
17793791 ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN OCT DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING A 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF AN OBJECT REGION VOLUME, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
18935851 AUGMENTED REALITY REGISTRATION DEVICE FOR NAVIGATED SURGERY Final Rejection Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
17281693 A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SPEED OF SOUND IN A MEDIUM, AN ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD Non-Final OA SUPERSONIC IMAGINE
16764140 ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18706452 SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED INSTRUMENT TRACKING AND NAVIGATION METHOD Non-Final OA B. Braun New Ventures GmbH
17776398 CABLE ROUTING AND ASSEMBLIES FOR MEDICAL DEVICE HANDLES Non-Final OA NUVERA MEDICAL, INC.
18205118 COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL METHOD FOR OSTEOTOMY Final Rejection OSTESYS
17973424 NON-INVASIVE THERMOMETRY SYSTEM Final Rejection HYPERTHERMIA CANCER INSTITUTE LLC
17774656 COMBINED ULTRASOUND AND ENDOSCOPY Final Rejection Suzhou AcuVu Medecal Technology Co., Ltd.

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