Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3797

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.3%
Allow Rate
-11.7% vs TC avg
49
Total Applications
+65.7%
Interview Lift
1175
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 12 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§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
18348592 LEARNING MODEL, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM, ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, MACHINE LEARNING APPARATUS, LEARNING DATA CREATION APPARATUS, LEARNING DATA CREATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING LEARNING DATA CREATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
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.
18705662 PATELLA CLAMP AND PATELLA TRACKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific PTE. Limited
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.
18850846 MONITORING A CONDITION OF A LIVING ORGANISM Final Rejection TRINAMIX GMBH
18847641 IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BLOOD VESSELS UNDER SKIN USING TRANSMISSIVE LIGHT SOURCES Final Rejection IISM INC.
18816433 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NAVIGATING A SURGICAL OPERATION Final Rejection SAVFE Co., Ltd.
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
18244335 SURGICAL CATHETER SNAP TOOL Non-Final OA Medivis, Inc.
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.
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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