Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GEDEON, BRIAN T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3766 3792 3796

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.3%
Allow Rate
+17.3% vs TC avg
1,382
Total Applications
+7.0%
Interview Lift
913
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1343 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
48.7%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18741667 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING MUCOSAL DYSFUNCTION AND OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS OF A PATIENT Non-Final OA Fractyl Health, Inc.
18028934 INTEGRATION OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MAPPING SYSTEMS WITH ELECTROPORATION SYNCHRONIZED WITH PACING Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18272228 A SWEAT SENSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18558429 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AT LEAST TWO IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18540100 ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18373841 NOISE IDENTIFICATION AND REDUCTION FOR RECORDING OF SIGNALS WITH CARDIAC ACTIVITY ON SPINAL CORD STIMULATION (SCS) LEADS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18469328 FACILITATING TELEMETRY DATA COMMUNICATION SECURITY BETWEEN AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE AND AN EXTERNAL DEVICE Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18667565 FLOW RATE CONTROL FOR A COOLED MEDICAL PROBE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Avent, Inc.
18504837 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTRUMENT BASED INSERTION ARCHITECTURES Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
18274519 HEAT REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH PROSTHESES Non-Final OA COCHLEAR LIMITED
18526116 MOLDABLE JAMMING GRIP FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
18434543 SELECTIVE STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PARAMETERS FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS Non-Final OA TC1 LLC
18689218 DETACHMENT MECHANISM AND DELIVERY CATHETER Non-Final OA JIANGSU TRULIVE MEDTECH CO., LTD.
18421143 SYSTEM WITH CHARGING / PATIENT-APPLIED PART PORT Non-Final OA Shiratronics, Inc.
18578882 STIMULATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Maxwell Biomedical, Inc.
18566759 PLASMA CONTROL Non-Final OA CAPS Medical Ltd.
18104891 CLASSIFYING SEIZURES AS EPILEPTIC OR NON-EPILEPTIC USING EXTRA-CEREBRAL BODY DATA Non-Final OA FLINT HILLS SCIENTIFIC, LLC
18553404 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE GUIDED INTERVENTIONS Non-Final OA CLEAR GUIDE MEDICAL, INC.
18236254 ACTION ORIENTED MEDICAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA QuantGene Inc.
18272296 DIRECTED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FOR NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION Non-Final OA NMES Group AB
17918986 METHOD FOR COSMETIC TREATMENT BY COMBINED ILLUMINATION AND APPLICATION OF A COMPOSITION COMPRISING NIACINAMIDE, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE Non-Final OA LIGHTINDERM
17001609 BALLOON DEVICES FOR DELIVERING LIGHT THERAPY AND METHODS FOR USING THEM Non-Final OA CERN CORP.

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