Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GUERRERO ROSARIO, ANA VERUSKA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.1%
Allow Rate
-21.9% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+48.4%
Interview Lift
1447
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 54 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.3%
§102 Novelty
70.1%
§103 Obviousness
1.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17050885 INTRACRANIAL ELECTRODE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17555278 LIGHTWEIGHT ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM MONITORING DEVICE WITH SEMI-DRY ELECTRODES Final Rejection MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
17408011 MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING MEDICAL DEVICES FOR WARMING A PATIENT Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
17520724 METHODS OF DELAYED ENERGY ACTIVATION FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOLS IN ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18675731 HAND-HELD SURGICAL DEVICE AND INSULATING INSERT FOR A HAND-HELD SURGICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18391811 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR Non-Final OA OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
17378219 Catheter and Method for Focal Cardiac Ablation by Irreversible Electroporation Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
17500317 Apparatus for Attachment of a Light Receiving Device to a Surgical Instrument Final Rejection Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
18510040 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CYLINDRICAL CAGE MAPPING AND ABLATION CATHETERS COMPRISING FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18457122 CATHETER SHAFT WITH MULTI-PLANE ARTICULATION AND ROTATION Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18071759 CATHETER END EFFECTOR WITH RESILIENT FRAME AND FLEXIBLE INTERIOR Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18107606 ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT DEVICE Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18318335 ELONGATE MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING CHAMFERED RING ELECTRODE AND VARIABLE SHAFT Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18179670 STYLET, SYSTEM INCLUDING STYLET, AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT MEDICAL PROCEDURE WITH STYLET Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
17639483 PARACENTESIS ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, PARACENTESIS ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA OSAKA UNIVERSITY
18715064 Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Automated Feedback for Targeted Temperature Management Systems Non-Final OA C. R. Bard, Inc.
18727275 ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY CATHETER Non-Final OA INSIGHT MEDTECH CO., LTD
18724230 CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PULSE ABLATION Non-Final OA HANGZHOUREADY BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
17478784 MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY ABLATION CLAMP WITH CAM MECHANISM Non-Final OA AtriCure, Inc.
17615904 BIOSENSING GARMENT AND METHOD Final Rejection Prevayl Innovations Limited
18292274 Tissue Ablation and Lesion Assessment System Non-Final OA SIGT, LLC
17468420 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING TISSUE ABLATION THROUGH CONSTRAINED IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Western Sydney Local Health District
18013711 Wearable Computing Device Having One or More Biometric Sensor Electrodes on a Cover for a Display Screen Non-Final OA Fitbit LLC
17563620 Ablation Catheter for Pulsed-Field Ablation and Method for Electrode Position Assessment for Such Catheter Non-Final OA CRC EP, Inc.
17380808 MODULAR AURICULAR SENSING SYSTEM Final Rejection NextSense, Inc.

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