Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.5%
Allow Rate
-15.5% vs TC avg
580
Total Applications
+40.8%
Interview Lift
1578
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 499 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.0%
§101 Eligibility
37.5%
§102 Novelty
27.3%
§103 Obviousness
22.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18000062 RIGIDIZING DEVICES Non-Final OA NEPTUNE MEDICAL INC.
18099143 INTEGRATED SENSOR ENABLED WOUND MONITORING AND/OR THERAPY DRESSINGS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection Smith & Nephew PLC
18100454 EPIDURAL STIMULATION AND SPINAL STRUCTURE LOCATING TECHNIQUES Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17650273 SMART MUSCLE TESTING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF Final Rejection Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
19258180 DERMAL SENSOR INSERTION AND RETENTION Non-Final OA Laxmi Therapeutic Devices, Inc.
18594967 SOFT STERNAL PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC PATCH Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18245324 CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONAL LUMEN IMAGING PROBE DATA Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18156430 THICKNESS CALCULATION METHOD, THICKNESS CALCULATION PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND THICKNESS CALCULATION DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18257809 CHOLANGIOSCOPE SYSTEM GUIDE SHEATH AND ANCHOR WIRE Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18032111 COMPACT BIOLOGICAL MATTER COLLECTION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18271031 Examination Scope With Tissue Sample Collection Brush Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
17866761 SHEATH, CATHETER, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING RADIAL ORIENTATION THEREOF Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18068140 SPINAL IMPLANTS WITH ACTIVE SENSING CAPABILITIES Final Rejection Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
18125498 METHODS OF ASSESSING CONTACT BETWEEN AN ELECTRODE AND TISSUE USING COMPLEX IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
17987373 SEQUENTIALLY-REDUCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHODOLOGY FOR INSTANTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF WAVEFORM INTRINSIC FREQUENCIES Final Rejection University of Southern California
18333009 DUAL MANIPULATION FOR ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18250936 HAND OPERATED ACTUATOR MECHANISM Non-Final OA HOMEDICUS GMBH
18696839 A DEVICE FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES Non-Final OA OMNIBUS 157 PTY LIMITED
18013964 TISSUE PENETRATOR Final Rejection Limaca Medical Ltd.
18694477 TRANSDERMAL ALLERGY TESTING Non-Final OA HERLEV GENTOFTE HOSPITAL
18692843 NON-INVASIVE MECONIUM AND BLOOD SCREENING DEVICE IN AMNIOTIC FLUID DURING THE BIRTH PROCESS Non-Final OA ATATURK UNIVERSITESI REKTÖRLUGU BILIMSEL ARASTIRMA PROJELERI ( BAP ) KOORDINASYON BIRIMI
18692237 OXYGEN SATURATION ESTIMATION SYSTEM USING PPG SIGNAL SENSING RING Non-Final OA SKY LABS INC.
18016022 EYE MOVEMENT EVALUATION Final Rejection HEADS STOCKHOLM AB
18171844 SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
18499977 WEARABLE VITAL SIGNS MONITOR WITH SKIN TONE DETECTION Non-Final OA BIOINTELLISENSE, INC.
17981382 LASER CUT HYPOTUBE PATTERNS Non-Final OA Kai Medtech LLC
18214334 Funnel for Blood Collection into Small Format Container for Diagnostic Medical Testing Non-Final OA Blackfly Investments, LLC, DBA Molecular Testing Labs
18377313 SMARTWATCH-BASED BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND DISEASE PREDICTION METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Meta Therapeutics Inc.
18550746 DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF A MEASURE FOR THE HOMOGENEITY OF THE LUNG Non-Final OA SenTec AG
18547300 STOOL SAMPLE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tend Health, Inc.

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