Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3793 3798 3799

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.3%
Allow Rate
-2.7% vs TC avg
580
Total Applications
+27.1%
Interview Lift
1509
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 545 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.9%
§102 Novelty
66.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17724092 SURGICAL ROBOT PLATFORM Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
17520196 SURGICAL ROBOT PLATFORM Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18256739 Targeting Trancranial Magnetic Stimulation to Specific Brain Regions and Evaluating the Reduction of Symptoms of Psychotic Disorders Non-Final OA Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
18108147 DISPLAYING MARKS ON WALLS OF EAR-NOSE-THROAT (ENT) LUMENS FOR IMPROVING NAVIGATION OF ENT TOOLS Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18057699 ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATION OF LUMINAL NETWORK THAT DETECT PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
18868449 MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING CAMERA AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Vicarious Surgical Inc.
18865879 SELF-POSITIONING ACOUSTIC LENS Non-Final OA ECOLE SUPÉRIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS
18286618 MRI BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING IRON-RELATED ENTITIES IN A REGION OF INTEREST Non-Final OA YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD.
18846060 SYSTEM FOR TRACKING REAL-TIME POSITIONS OF A MOVABLE SENSOR WITHIN A PATIENT'S BODY Non-Final OA ABIOMED Europe GmbH
18836215 Medical Devices for Interventional MRI Non-Final OA Muffin Incorporated dba Cook Advanced Technologies
17120950 TISSUE MARKERS Non-Final OA BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
18268316 ACTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM OF SURGERY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NANKAI UNIVERSITY

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