Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3794

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.6%
Allow Rate
-5.4% vs TC avg
846
Total Applications
+22.4%
Interview Lift
1464
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 810 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
44.5%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18526904 ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE HAVING A DISTAL APERTURE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18170791 MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING THE PERICARDIAL SPACE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
17938376 Methods and Devices for Puncturing Tissue Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18239948 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GROUNDING LUMINAL ELECTROSURGERIES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18735972 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS HAVING A JAW LOCKING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18697223 ENDOSCOPIC OR ENDOBRONCHIAL TUMOR TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18663341 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT BATTERY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CELLS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17807827 CATHETER ELECTRODES FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18525679 MEDICAL PROBE FOR NAVIGATING SMALL DIAMETER BLOOD VESSELS Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18510180 FRACTAL CYLINDRICAL CAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED TISSUE CONTACT FOR MAPPING AND ABLATION Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18313708 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A CATHETER DEVICE Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.

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