Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LUAN, SCOTT

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3700 3715 3762 3769 3792 3796

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.0%
Allow Rate
-5.0% vs TC avg
684
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
1141
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 649 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
53.7%
§103 Obviousness
13.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18896357 MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18644837 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR CABLE ATTACHMENT DETECTION Final Rejection St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
19029205 ASSOCIATION PROCESSES AND RELATED SYSTEMS FOR MANIPULATORS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
19029502 ASSOCIATION PROCESSES AND RELATED SYSTEMS FOR MANIPULATORS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18777571 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18775575 METHOD FOR MONITORING TREPOPNEA IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18379773 APPARATUS AND METHOD TO REDUCE PARASITIC LOSSES OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18682976 COMPUTER-ASSISTED IMAGING USER GUIDANCE Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18477062 COAXIAL TIME-OF-FLIGHT OPTICAL FIBER DISTANCE MEASUREMENT USING DUAL COMB RANGING Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18036532 ULTRAHYDROPHOBIC LASER COATING AND METHOD Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18166275 SPECTROSCOPIC SIGNAL DETECTION DURING A LASER PROCEDURE Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
19018441 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18814062 TOOL GRIPPER WITH INTEGRATED CONCENTRIC SHUTTER AND METHODS FOR ITS USE Non-Final OA LEM Surgical AG
18867845 USER-ACTIVATED ADAPTIVE MODE FOR SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Digital Surgery Limited
18808611 FATIGUE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
18749336 FRACTIONAL HANDPIECE WITH A PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED LASER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Candela Corporation

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