Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 3773 3794 3993

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+11.7% vs TC avg
266
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
842
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 219 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.6%
§102 Novelty
35.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18810110 SPLINE-BASED ABLATION CATHETER HAVING RETAINER FEATURE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18810160 WIDE-AREA FOCAL ABLATION CATHETER HAVING INSULATED PORTIONS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18608757 DILATOR WITH BUILT-IN BALLOON FOR USE DURING TRANSSEPTAL PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18496706 MEDICAL DEVICE WITH RETRACTABLE SENSOR Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18973952 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULSED FIELD ABLATION WITH INCREASED PULSE PERIODS Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18133750 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPORATION USING ARBITRARY ELECTRODE ADDRESSING Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18858738 PERMEABILIZATION AND ELECTROLYSIS FOR ABLATION WITH EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX RETENTION Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18691140 INSTRUMENT END EFFECTOR WITH MULTIFUNCTION MEMBER AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18601244 ASSISTED SURGICAL DEVICE OPERATION FROM CAMERA FEED Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
18778479 MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS Final Rejection SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
18879530 INTERVENTIONAL GUIDANCE Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC, INC.
18028305 GALLBLADDER CRYOABLATION DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
18554536 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING METABOLIC RATES Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
18507411 ABLATION CATHETER WITH EXPANDABLE WOVEN MESH HAVING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STRANDS Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.

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