Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KOLKIN, ADAM D.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.3%
Allow Rate
-21.7% vs TC avg
119
Total Applications
+7.3%
Interview Lift
1301
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 87 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
2.9%
§102 Novelty
92.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18306012 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR IMAGING Non-Final OA THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
18825733 SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZING AND MONITORING BIOPSY AND ABLATION NEEDLES WITHIN THE BODY Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
19107650 SPINAL FRACTURE DETECTION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18028225 ESTIMATING CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17648253 ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
16931109 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESSOR FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17284431 ENVELOPING BODY AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A CONTOUR OF AN AMPUTATION STUMP Non-Final OA OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
18997303 SHAPE LOCALIZED FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18984187 MOTION, COMPRESSION, AND POSITIONING CORRECTIONS IN MEDICAL IMAGING Non-Final OA Hologic, Inc.
18857661 MAGNETICALLY STEERABLE CATHETER Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
19021872 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA CMR Surgical Limited
18736234 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT MONITORING FOR RADIOTHERAPY Final Rejection RefleXion Medical, Inc.
18936510 ANTENNA ARRAY FOR A NON-INVASIVE ANALYTE SENSOR Non-Final OA Know Labs, Inc.
18601021 ULTRASOUND-PLACED PAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SUBCUTANEOUS CATHETER Final Rejection Maho Med Tech, LLC
18382327 ULTRASOUND-PLACED PAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SUBCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND NEUROMODULATION Non-Final OA Maho Med Tech, LLC
18494266 INTEGRATED TRANSCATHETER DEVICE FOR LAA CLOSURE AND ASD REPAIR WITH PMUT IMAGING Non-Final OA SoundCath, Inc.
17018837 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ULTRASOUND IMAGE LABELING AND QUALITY GRADING Non-Final OA EchoNous, Inc.
16220002 Handheld Ultrasound Device and Replaceable Tips Therefor Non-Final OA Remington Medical, Inc.

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