Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MALDONADO, STEVEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3797

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

30.0%
Allow Rate
-40.0% vs TC avg
71
Total Applications
+54.2%
Interview Lift
1109
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
49.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17809311 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ALIGNMENT CONTROL FOR NEUROMODULATION DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection General Electric Company
19059186 QUANTIFYING AMYLOID-RELATED IMAGING ABNORMALITIES (ARIA) IN ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18592922 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR KEYPOINT DETECTION AND TRACKING-BY-PREDICTION FOR MULTIPLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18149002 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION-ROBUST RECONSTRUCTION IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
19044358 ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD, ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18381510 ROBOTIC ASSISTED IMAGING Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
19086506 BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION DEVICE AND BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION METHOD Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19091641 PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY SENSING MODULE, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES THEREOF Non-Final OA Casana Care, Inc.
18007367 Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, Image Processing Program, Endoscope Device, and Endoscope Image Processing System Final Rejection RIKEN
19062391 Fluid-Collection Ring for Thermal Therapy Device Non-Final OA Profound Medical Inc.
18661468 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING LOCATIONS OF INTEREST IN ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
17883024 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANT SURFACE MATCHING FOR JOINT REVISION SURGERY Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
18921118 THORACIC GARMENT OF POSITIONING ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) TRANSDUCERS AND METHODS OF USING SUCH THORACIC GARMENT Non-Final OA Sensible Medical Innovations Ltd.
19000168 REAL-TIME NONINVASIVE SURGICAL NAVIGATION Non-Final OA ZETA SURGICAL INC.
18091597 MEDICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18616624 AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM AND AUGMENTED REALITY METHOD Final Rejection NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18541792 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEQUENCE-AWARE ESTIMATION OF ULTRASOUND PROBE POSE IN LAPAROSCOPIC ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES Non-Final OA EDDA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18555381 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ANEURYSM AND ARTERIAL WALL ENHANCEMENT Final Rejection University of lowa Research Foundation
18322334 POSITION DETERMINATION OF AN ELONGATED MEDICAL DEVICE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CONFINEMENT Final Rejection FBGS INTERNATIONAL NV
18020748 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE ORIENTATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES Final Rejection GRAYSCALELAB KFT.
17746105 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS LOCALIZATION INTEGRATION Non-Final OA Elucent Medical, Inc.

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