Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3797

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.3%
Allow Rate
-5.7% vs TC avg
55
Total Applications
+68.9%
Interview Lift
939
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
78.9%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18568938 USING MACHINE LEARNING AND 3D PROJECTION TO GUIDE MEDICAL PROCEDURES Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18336863 THERMOACOUSTIC AND ULTRASOUND TOMOGRAPHY Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18766962 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18866700 NAVIGATION IN HOLLOW ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18261996 NON-CONTACT OCULAR MICROTREMOR MONITOR AND METHODS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18747377 METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CURVATURE PARAMETER, MEDICAL OBJECT AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
19086230 HELMET SYSTEM AND KIT Non-Final OA VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
19079695 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZATION OF FAINT FLUORESCENCE IN SURGERY, SOFTWARE PROGRAM Non-Final OA Quest Photonic Devices B.V.
18798322 Dynamic Visualization For Device Delivery Non-Final OA LightLab Imaging, Inc.
18885721 NAVIGATION ADAPTER CUFF FOR ENT INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Acclarent, Inc.
18864192 HEATING DEVICE FOR IMPOSING INTERMITTENT THERMAL EFFECT ON NEURAL TISSUE OF ANIMAL OR HUMAN BODY IN VIVO Non-Final OA National Taiwan University
18915923 ANIMAL IN-VIVO IMAGING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Vieworks Co., Ltd.
18847641 IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BLOOD VESSELS UNDER SKIN USING TRANSMISSIVE LIGHT SOURCES Final Rejection IISM INC.
18287016 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALCULATING IPA OF INTRALUMINAL OCT IMAGE Final Rejection SHENZHEN VIVOLIGHT MEDICAL DEVICE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18808218 METHOD, COMPUTING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ASSISTING POSITIONING OF A TOOL WITH RESPECT TO A SPECIFIC BODY PART OF A PATIENT Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÄT ZÜRICH, PROREKTORAT FORSCHUNG
18575221 SURGICAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED REGISTRATION, AND REGISTRATION METHOD Non-Final OA B. Braun New Ventures GmbH
18697148 Method and Device for an Improved Display in a Manual or a Robot Assisted Intervention in a Region of Interest of the Patient Final Rejection MINMAXMEDICAL
18645629 AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH PERIPROCEDURAL DATA ANALYTICS Non-Final OA MEDIVIEW XR, INC.
18556078 SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING MATCHING OF MODEL TO ANATOMY WITHIN BOUNDARIES Final Rejection PolarisAR, Inc.
18551799 MEDICAL CATHETER AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAGNETIC POSITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHANGHAI MICROPORT EP MEDTECH CO., LTD.
18244335 SURGICAL CATHETER SNAP TOOL Non-Final OA Medivis, Inc.
18251429 SCANNER FOR INTRAOPERATIVE APPLICATION Final Rejection KICO KNEE INNOVATION COMPANY PTY LIMITED
17495616 Methods and System for Stimulating Immune Response Against an Existing Cancer in a Patient Non-Final OA SURF Technology AS

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