Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GOOD, SAMANTHA M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3794

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
500
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
1834
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 466 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
75.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18398534 ELECTROSURGICAL RETURN ELECTRODE PLUG Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
17960651 CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT TO AN ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR Final Rejection Covidien LP
18129323 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR WITH DETECTION OF INSTRUMENT PLUG-IN Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
17892611 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR HAVING AN INVERTER WITH IMPROVED DYNAMIC RANGE Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18538054 OPEN CIRCUIT CHECK IN ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18414133 CATHETER WITH ASYMMETRICAL FIELD DELIVERY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18408689 BLADDER TREATMENT BY ABLATIVE DENERVATION Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17942251 GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TREATMENT VOLTAGE Non-Final OA Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
18479332 ABLATION OF LESIONS OF LOW-MEDIUM DEPTHS USING ULTRAHIGH RADIOFREQUENCY (RF) POWER FOR ULTRASHORT DURATIONS Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18192361 IRRIGATION HUB FOR AN ABLATION CATHETER Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17927794 ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection Creo Medical Limited
18417479 SIMULATED ABLATION TREATMENT PLANS FOR ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Neuwave Medical, Inc.
18308000 SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT FACILITATE TISSUE TREATMENT BASED ON PROXIMITY INFORMATION Non-Final OA KARDIUM INC.

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