Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
498
Total Applications
+10.9%
Interview Lift
1856
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 465 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
38.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18398534 ELECTROSURGICAL RETURN ELECTRODE PLUG Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18495222 TESTING ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATORS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
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.
17960651 CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT TO AN ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR Final Rejection Covidien LP
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.
18188133 MEDICAL PUNCTURE DEVICE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
17892611 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR HAVING AN INVERTER WITH IMPROVED DYNAMIC RANGE Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18308000 SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT FACILITATE TISSUE TREATMENT BASED ON PROXIMITY INFORMATION Non-Final OA KARDIUM INC.
17927794 ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection Creo Medical Limited
18417479 SIMULATED ABLATION TREATMENT PLANS FOR ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Neuwave Medical, Inc.
18025032 CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROSURGICAL HANDPIECE Final Rejection Bo Hwan CHOI
18141747 RADIO-FREQUENCY ABLATION INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS THEREOF, SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HANGZHOU NOYA MEDTECH CO., LTD.

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