Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GETZOW, SCOTT M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3792 3797

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.5%
Allow Rate
+10.5% vs TC avg
1114
Total Applications
+0.2%
Interview Lift
1110
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1073 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
49.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18694373 INTRAVASCULAR BALLOON REPERFUSION THERAPY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18716181 IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR DEVICE COMPRISING AN ANTENNA ARRANGED ON A LEAD Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18292113 Braid-Supported Helical Leads for Implantable Electrode Leads Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18536357 GUI TO VISUALLY CONNECT FEATURES IDENTIFIED IN ELECTROANATOMICAL (EA) MAP TO ECG SIGNALS Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18562735 DYNAMIC AND MODULAR CARDIAC EVENT DETECTION Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18584891 WEARABLE MONITORING DEVICE Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
18500637 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETECTION USING HEART SOUND MORPHOLOGY Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18700805 LIGHT GUIDE DEVICE FOR TRANSCRANIAL LIGHT AND TRANSCRANIAL LIGHT REGULATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA DANYANG HUICHUANG MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18291886 WIRELESSLY POWERED MEDICAL IMPLANT FOR TREATMENT OF SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18618726 AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF STIMULATION AMPLITUDE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18727069 METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUXILIARY INFORMATION ON DYSPHAGIA BY USING VOICE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA RS REHAB CO., LTD.
18745627 METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTINGUISHING OVER-SENSED R-R INTERVALS FROM TRUE R-R INTERVALS Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18678782 VALVE BYPASS TOOL FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18752663 KIDNEY STONE TREATMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA CALYXO, INC.
18742863 NERVE STIMULATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Galvani Bioelectronics Limited
18293096 INTERLEAVED NEURAL STIMULATION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER
18707597 ANESTHESIA MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Zvi IZAKSON MASIE
18291554 TOOL FOR CONTINUOUS INSERTION-DEPTH MONITORING FOR IMPLANTABLE LEAD Non-Final OA Universiteit Antwerpen
18291664 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE AMELIORATION OF ECTATIC AND IRREGULAR CORNEAL DISORDERS Non-Final OA CTAK LLC
18509880 BIO-OPTICAL PHYSIO-LOGGING DEVICE Non-Final OA FaunaLabs Inc.
18488219 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING ECG LEAD SIGNAL QUALITY Non-Final OA InfoBionic, Inc.
17217271 MINIATURE PRECISION MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection SCOUTCAM LTD.

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