Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FRITH, SEAN A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2677 3793 3798

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.1%
Allow Rate
-7.9% vs TC avg
329
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 290 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.5%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19069759 METHODS FOR ASSESSING A VESSEL WITH SEQUENTIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18866491 MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND SYSTEMS USING ACTIVE IMPLANTS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
19303851 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19065504 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19399219 Instrument Response Function Monitor on an Optical Measurement Device Non-Final OA HI LLC
19321362 Body Part Cushion Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19022077 IDENTIFIER FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18901503 Systems and Methods for Confirming Iboga Alkaloid Treatment Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
19334591 Reference Plane for Medical Device Placement Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18866198 GUIDING AN INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING DEVICE Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19184355 ULTRASOUND SIGNAL COUPLER Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18443319 OTOSCOPE WITH DUAL FREQUENCY BANDS Final Rejection GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18462551 DEVICE FOR TREATING MALIGNANT DISEASES WITH THE HELP OF TUMOR - DESTRUCTIVE MECHANICAL PULSES (TMI) Final Rejection Tissue Regeneration Technologies, LLC

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