Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MALDONADO, STEVEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3797

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

30.4%
Allow Rate
-39.6% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+46.2%
Interview Lift
1202
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 23 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
54.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17854881 Virtual 6-DOF Tracker for Surgical Navigation Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18661468 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING LOCATIONS OF INTEREST IN ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
18875663 PHOTOACOUSTIC DETECTING DEVICE FOR MEASURING A PARAMETER OF INTEREST IN A MEDIUM Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18319399 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18045477 CONFIGURING ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS BASED ON SCANNER GRIP Final Rejection FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.
18069888 SEMI-COMPACT PHOTOACOUSTIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17809311 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ALIGNMENT CONTROL FOR NEUROMODULATION DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection General Electric Company
19185421 NEEDLE GUIDE DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18124724 PROVIDING A RESULT DATA SET Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare GmbH
19044358 ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD, ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19086506 BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION DEVICE AND BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION METHOD Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18381510 ROBOTIC ASSISTED IMAGING Final Rejection Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18804238 3D VIRTUAL IMAGE WITH VIRTUAL LIGHTING TO TRACK MOVEMENT OF SENSOR-EQUIPPED MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18616624 AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM AND AUGMENTED REALITY METHOD Final Rejection NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY

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