Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3766 3791 3792 3796

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.4%
Allow Rate
-9.6% vs TC avg
736
Total Applications
+28.3%
Interview Lift
1348
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 671 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
6.0%
§102 Novelty
67.8%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17956754 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF IMPROVING PATCH PERFORMANCE FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA DexCom, Inc.
16318160 PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18758623 MATERNAL MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
16913040 OPTICAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY IN CATHETER-BASED MEDICAL DEVICES Final Rejection ABIOMED, Inc.
17859647 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING INFECTION DETECTION AND MONITORING THROUGH DECOMPOSED PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18099397 PERCUTANEOUS CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE INCLUDING GUIDEWIRE DISTAL TIP PORTION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
17989155 BYPASS SHEATH Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
17915316 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR DETECTING ATRIAL UNDERSENSING Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
16716304 MATCHING AND TRACKING TIME SEQUENCES OF HEART ACTIVATION Final Rejection BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18677774 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA DETECTION Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18288503 Handheld Auscultation Systems, Devices, and Methods Non-Final OA Emory University
17447953 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMS DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
18104518 A Fully Differential Piezoelectric Microphone and Amplifier System for Cochlear Implants and Other Hearing Devices Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18201838 ELECTRODE ARRAY PACKAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
17890497 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HOLDING DEVICE AND SURGERY ASSISTING DEVICE Non-Final OA RIVERFIELD INC.
18777924 ORAL SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
18025761 BLOOD PUMP Non-Final OA Abiomed Europe GmbH
18248420 INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMPS Final Rejection SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC
18754955 VETERINARY ACOUSTIC AND BIOFEEDBACK DEVICE Non-Final OA Quadralynx, Inc.
18165212 SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMPS Final Rejection PROCYRION, INC.
18088019 FILTER FOR PARTICLES IN CATHETER PUMP SYSTEM Final Rejection TC1 LLC
18064559 CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING ENERGY AND/OR DATA FROM AND/OR TO AN IMPLANTABLE BLOOD PUMP, AND VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE Non-Final OA Berlin Heart GmbH
18692757 ELECTRO-OPTICAL MECHANICALLY FLEXIBLE NEURAL PROBES Non-Final OA The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
18605386 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANS-ESOPHAGEAL SYMPATHETIC GANGLION RECRUITMENT Non-Final OA Lungpacer Medical Inc.
17790776 LEAD CONDITION TESTING IN AN IMPLANTED CARDIAC DEVICE Non-Final OA Impulse Dynamics NV
17553176 DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION OF CARDIAC FAST FIRING Non-Final OA CARDIOINSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18242198 UV THERAPY PROTOCOL FOR TREATMENT OF NON-DERMATOLOGICAL CHRONIC CONDITIONS Final Rejection Lumavive LLC
18199671 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING GAS LEAKAGE FROM AN INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON Non-Final OA NuPulseCV, Inc.
17944127 INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP ASSEMBLY Final Rejection NuPulseCV, Inc.
17434055 COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE FOR CIRCULATORY ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA CardiacBooster B.V.

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