Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GEDEON, BRIAN T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3766 3771 3792 3796

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.0%
Allow Rate
+17.0% vs TC avg
1,388
Total Applications
+7.1%
Interview Lift
916
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1361 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
21.9%
§102 Novelty
38.4%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18419180 ADAPTIVE STIMULATION ARRAY CALIBRATION Non-Final OA Cionic, Inc.
18747128 TECHNIQUES FOR FIXING AN OUTER COVER TO A WEARABLE RING DEVICE Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
19032331 MEDICAL INTERVENTION ASSISTANCE ROBOT Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19037101 STEERABLE CATHETER ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18731925 RESORBABLE IMPLANT FOR STIMULATING TISSUE, SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUCH IMPLANT, AND METHODS OF USING Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18272228 A SWEAT SENSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18952366 COMPACT IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC, INC.
18818507 MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PACING INTERVAL TO PROMOTE MECHANICAL HEART CHAMBER SYNCHRONY Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18739004 MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR THERAPY ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18373841 NOISE IDENTIFICATION AND REDUCTION FOR RECORDING OF SIGNALS WITH CARDIAC ACTIVITY ON SPINAL CORD STIMULATION (SCS) LEADS Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18794109 Battery Management for Medical Device Non-Final OA Physio-Control, Inc.
19237863 TRANSVASCULAR DIAPHRAGM PACING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Lungpacer Medical Inc.
18736214 Systems and methods for intravascular catheter positioning and/or nerve stimulation Non-Final OA Lungpacer Medical Inc.
18731854 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STRENGTHENING A RESPIRATORY MUSCLE Non-Final OA Lungpacer Medical Inc.
18903346 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BIVENTRICULAR OR LEFT VENTRICULAR PACING Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18429714 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR IMPROVING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EXTERNAL DEVICES AND IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18798357 MOBILE SYSTEM FOR BILATERAL ROBOTIC TOOL FEEDING Non-Final OA LEM Surgical AG
17610578 AUDITORY PROSTHETIC DEVICES USING EARLY AUDITORY POTENTIALS AS A MICROPHONE AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Washington University
17688429 ELECTROPORATION DEVICE HAVING A BATTERY PACK WITH POWER SWITCH Final Rejection Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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