Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE

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

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.7%
Allow Rate
-2.3% vs TC avg
582
Total Applications
+27.6%
Interview Lift
1504
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 555 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
35.1%
§103 Obviousness
32.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19543732 IMPLANT STABILITY SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA ORTHOIQ, INC.
19060759 ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18410203 MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS USING ROBOTIC ACTUATORS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
17520196 SURGICAL ROBOT PLATFORM Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18978078 Tracking the Movement of an Object Region in an Examination Tunnel of a Magnetic Resonance Tomography System Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
18211915 AUTOMATIC PROBE REINSERTION Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18558750 MULTI-ARM SURGICAL ROBOTIC PLATFORM Non-Final OA Mazor Robotics Ltd.

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