Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FARAG, AMAL ALY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.5%
Allow Rate
-3.5% vs TC avg
227
Total Applications
+38.3%
Interview Lift
1140
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 197 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.6%
§101 Eligibility
12.2%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18817334 CIRCUITRY AND METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18964239 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18931564 MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD, MEDICAL IMAGING PROGRAM, AND MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19144216 HISTOTRIPSY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA HistoSonics, Inc.
18937455 ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC IMAGE SAVING Non-Final OA FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.
18710849 NASAL TRANS-ESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
18678435 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DATA ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
17865841 TERAHERTZ WAVE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
19201524 COMBINED ULTRASONIC AND DIRECT VISUAL HYSTEROSCOPE Non-Final OA FemDx Medsystems, Inc.
18700916 ULTRASOUND IMAGING IN A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17768264 ULTRASOUND PATCH, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING THEREOF Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17206552 COMPUTER-ASSISTED TRACKING SYSTEM USING ULTRASOUND Final Rejection ORTHOSOFT ULC
18976529 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PORTABLE ULTRASOUND GUIDED CANNULATION Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18868980 MARKER INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH ORAL STENT Non-Final OA NEOBIOTECH CO., LTD
18800174 Surgical Guidance with Compounded Ultrasound Imaging Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18727127 A SYSTEM AND A METHOD TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN BENIGN AND MALIGNANT BREAST TUMORS Non-Final OA National University Hospital (Singapore) Pte Ltd
18645970 Medical Device With Acoustic Sensor(s) and Method for Localizing Medical Device and Acoustic Source Final Rejection AVVIO Medical, Inc.
18255885 MICRO-DEVICE TRACKING AND VIZUALISATION SYSTEM Final Rejection INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE)
17691033 NAVIGATION UNIT AND METHOD Non-Final OA Intersect ENT International GmbH

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