Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3794

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.6%
Allow Rate
+6.6% vs TC avg
774
Total Applications
+37.3%
Interview Lift
1276
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 735 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.4%
§102 Novelty
33.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18062692 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING NATIVE HEART VALVE LEAFLETS ATTACHED TOGETHER BY A FIXATION DEVICE Non-Final OA EVALVE, INC.
19212313 METHODS FOR ACCESSING NERVES WITHIN BONE Non-Final OA Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
18360724 RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF TISSUE WITHIN A VERTEBRAL BODY Non-Final OA Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
19184676 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL NEUROMODULATION Non-Final OA Neurent Medical Limited
18030346 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL TREATMENT Final Rejection Neurent Medical Limited
18192297 MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM AND ELECTRODE PORTION CONTACT DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17991976 DEFLECTABLE MEDICAL PROBE Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18190695 DIRECTED PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD ABLATION Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
17861138 CRYOTHERAPY AND CRYOABLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF TISSUE Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18010553 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING ELECTROPORATION THERAPY Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
17752398 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPORATION DEVICES INCLUDING BASKET AND BALLOON CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18167738 SYSTEM OF MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHOD FOR PERICARDIAL PUNCTURE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18186613 COMBINATION PROBE FOR CRYOABLATION AND THERMAL ABLATION WITH EXTERNAL HEATER Final Rejection Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
18609523 MODULATION OF TARGETED NERVE FIBERS Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18737669 HEMOSTATIC THERMAL SEALER Non-Final OA Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC
18653292 TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AFFECTING GLANDS AND OTHER TARGETED STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
18615889 SYSTEMS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR TREATING A BRONCHIAL TREE Non-Final OA Nuvaira, Inc.
16527754 FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT Non-Final OA Nuvaira, Inc.
18020066 MODULAR APPARATUS FOR ROBOT-ASSISTED ELECTROSURGERY Non-Final OA Creo Medical Limited
18019023 ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS FOR CUTTING AND COAGULATION Final Rejection Creo Medical Limited
15923140 Continuous Flow Balloon Catheter Systems and Methods of Use Final Rejection PAVmed Inc.
18083063 APPARATUS FOR THE CONNECTION OF ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLIES Final Rejection GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED
18488849 ELECTROCAUTERY RHIZOTOMY USING WANDING OF ENERGIZED ELECTROCAUTERY PROBE Final Rejection Panacea Spine, LLC
18462898 ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Cosman Instruments, LLC
18028719 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING LUNG TUMORS WITH A ROBOTICALLY DELIVERED CATHETER Non-Final OA Zidan Medical, Inc.
17850798 INTEGRATED ABLATION NEEDLE AND ABLATION SYSTEM Final Rejection HANGZHOU NUO CHENG MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD.

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