Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 3746 3773 3794 3993
This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases
Beverly Meindl Flanagan is an examiner in Tech Center 3900 and Art Unit 3746. She has reached a resolution in 230 cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 73.0 percent for these applications. This percentage indicates that nearly three-quarters of the cases assigned to her result in a patent grant. Practitioners can use this 73.0 percent rate to gauge the general likelihood of success for applications in this technology area.
Interviews appear to be an effective strategy for this examiner, as shown by an interview lift of 20.4 percent. This metric indicates that direct communication is associated with a significant increase in the probability of allowance. An interview lift of 20.4 percent suggests that verbal negotiation is a productive tool for overcoming rejections and clarifying claim language. Practitioners should consider scheduling an interview to leverage this benefit during the examination process.
The median days to allowance for successful cases is 847. This duration represents the middle value of the time taken from filing to the issuance of a patent. A median of 847 days provides a specific timeline for applicants to consider, reflecting a relatively efficient path to allowance. These metrics are based on 230 resolved cases, offering a data-grounded perspective on the examiner's historical prosecution patterns and efficiency.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18991089 | ELECTROPORATION ABLATION FROM TISSUE-CONTACTING ELECTRODES | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 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. |
| 18858738 | PERMEABILIZATION AND ELECTROLYSIS FOR ABLATION WITH EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX RETENTION | Non-Final OA | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| 18818408 | HELICAL ELECTRODE TREATMENT DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF TREATMENT | Non-Final OA | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| 19013666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULSED FIELD ABLATION | Non-Final OA | St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. |
| 18133750 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPORATION USING ARBITRARY ELECTRODE ADDRESSING | Final Rejection | St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. |
| 19193320 | CRYOABLATION CATHETER FOR DUODENAL PAPILLA INSERTION AND A CRYOABLATION CATHETER SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | KANEKA CORPORATION |
| 18940693 | PERICARDIAL TRANSECTION DEVICE WITH RETRACTABLE CUTTING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18533826 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CONTACT STATE | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS CORPORATION |
| 18947594 | ASSISTANCE DEVICE, ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18460102 | ESTIMATION METHOD AND ESTIMATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18392000 | ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR HAVING A MODULAR OUTPUT SOCKET | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH |
| 18601244 | ASSISTED SURGICAL DEVICE OPERATION FROM CAMERA FEED | Non-Final OA | Arthrex, Inc. |
| 18832782 | Reusable Thermal Contact Pad | Final Rejection | C. R. Bard, Inc. |
| 18704751 | CIRCULATION THERAPY DEVICE WITH ADAPTIVE POWER SUPPLY-BASED CONTROL | Non-Final OA | AVENT, INC. |
| 19123645 | CATHETER SHAFT CONSTRUCTION WITH EXPOSED BRAID AS ELECTRODE(S) | Non-Final OA | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 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 |
| 18721634 | BALLOON CATHETER AND BALLOON CATHETER SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Toray Industries, Inc. |
| 18571170 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERRUPTING NERVE ACTIVITY TO TREAT A MEDICAL CONDITION | Final Rejection | Texas Medical Center |
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