Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 3794 3993

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.2%
Allow Rate
+11.2% vs TC avg
255
Total Applications
+24.2%
Interview Lift
830
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 205 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
10.3%
§102 Novelty
55.7%
§103 Obviousness
9.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18282267 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCORPORATING ELECTROSURGICAL FUNCTIONALITY FOR AN ULTRASONIC BLADE Final Rejection Covidien LP
18550040 ROBOTIC SPINE SYSTEMS AND ROBOTIC-ASSISTED METHODS FOR TISSUE MODULATION Non-Final OA Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
18728553 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED ABLATION WITH A CIRCULATING FLUID CATHETER Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18402074 ELECTRODE FOR AN ELECTROSURGICAL HANDHELD INSTRUMENT Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18392000 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR HAVING A MODULAR OUTPUT SOCKET Non-Final OA OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18398992 MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SHUNT Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18397110 MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18608757 DILATOR WITH BUILT-IN BALLOON FOR USE DURING TRANSSEPTAL PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18510087 ANNOTATION FOR ELECTROPORATION ABLATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18496706 MEDICAL DEVICE WITH RETRACTABLE SENSOR Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18533826 MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CONTACT STATE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18663246 ABLATION LOCATION PREDICTION OVER ANATOMICAL MAPS Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18530268 REFERENCE ELECTRODE DEDICATED TO CATHETER TISSUE PROXIMITY ESTIMATION Final Rejection BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18507411 ABLATION CATHETER WITH EXPANDABLE WOVEN MESH HAVING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STRANDS Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18148400 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINEAR SPINES FORMING A SPHERICAL BASKET FOR IMPROVED TISSUE CONTACT AND CURRENT DELIVERY Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18460102 ESTIMATION METHOD AND ESTIMATION DEVICE Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18133750 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPORATION USING ARBITRARY ELECTRODE ADDRESSING Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18028305 GALLBLADDER CRYOABLATION DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
18601244 ASSISTED SURGICAL DEVICE OPERATION FROM CAMERA FEED Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
18722358 POLYIMIDE LINED NITINOL CATHETER SHAFT Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18738238 MICROPHONE BRUIT SENSING FOR CRYOABLATION BALLOON CATHETERS Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18571170 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERRUPTING NERVE ACTIVITY TO TREAT A MEDICAL CONDITION Non-Final OA Texas Medical Center
18499063 MINIMALLY INVASIVE INTERVENTIONAL DEVICE AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE INTERVENTIONAL APPARATUS INCLUDING MINIMALLY INVASIVE INTERVENTIONAL DEVICE Non-Final OA PEKING UNIVERSITY
18548687 Combination Therapy to Treat Temperature Sensitive Mutant Tumors Final Rejection H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC.
18280176 Systems and Methods for Hyperthermic Cancer Treatment Final Rejection C. R. Bard, Inc.
18069440 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD Final Rejection Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.
18670897 CRYOPROBES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA AtriCure, Inc.
18289756 INTEGRATED HANDPIECE PLUG Non-Final OA TENTECH Inc.
18642684 SURGICAL PROBE DEVICE, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING THE SAME Non-Final OA Monteris Medical Corporation
18476277 ORGAN HARVESTING TOOL Non-Final OA Maquet Cardiovascular LLC

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