Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MCGRATH, ERIN E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3742 3761 3771 3796

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.4%
Allow Rate
-10.6% vs TC avg
472
Total Applications
+31.1%
Interview Lift
1304
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 426 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
1.9%
§102 Novelty
92.8%
§103 Obviousness
5.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18432767 OPHTHALMOSCOPIC CONTACT LENSES Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
17653082 MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ECHOGENICITY-ENHANCEMENT CHARACTERISTICS Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
17785494 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ULTRASONIC SURGICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Covidien LP
18899278 MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18352282 IMAGING APPARATUS Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18799764 VIBRATIONAL AND ROTATIONAL CALCULUS BASKET Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
17867256 GASKET WITH EXTERNAL SEALING FEATURES FOR INTRODUCER SHEATH Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17477990 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR LOCATING A BODY LUMEN Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18828650 ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, ULTRASONIC TREATMENT TOOL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER Non-Final OA Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
18280420 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
18850650 BALLOON CATHETER AND BALLOON CATHETER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18239779 ELECTRIC HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE, A KIT AND AN ATTACHMENT Final Rejection Braun GmbH
18398456 ROBOTIC SURGICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Virtual Incision Corporation
17123775 SEAL SYSTEM FOR AN ARTHROSCOPIC CANNULA Final Rejection Conmed Corporation
18839774 TIP FOR NEUROSURGICAL ROBOT Non-Final OA Tamar Robotics LTD
18116211 ANTI-VACUUM SURGE MODULE WITH POWER AND DATA TRANSMISSION COILS Final Rejection JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
17596923 MULTIFUNCTIONAL BIOMESH FOR SURGICAL HERNIA REPAIR Final Rejection Baylor College of Medicine
18285933 COMPRESSION APPARATUS Final Rejection MAS Innovation (Private) Limited
18430556 BIOMETRIC ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA RapID Lab, Inc.
18424174 POSITIONING MARKER BALL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME AND POSITIONING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN MAIN ORTHOPAEDIC BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18411312 Grip with Disposable Barrier Non-Final OA FK Irons Inc.
18389510 Tattoo Machine With Lighting Non-Final OA FK Irons Inc.
18511124 ROTATING AND OSCILLATING SURGICAL BONE REMOVAL TOOL WITH TOOL EXPOSURE MECHANISM AND LOCKING COLLET Non-Final OA Medtronic PS Medical, Inc.
18352761 LOW-FREQUENCY SONIC WAVE HEALTH CARE DEVICE AND LOW-FREQUENCY SONIC WAVE HEALTH CARE METHOD Non-Final OA TAIWAN OASIS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18317491 HEAD STABILIZATION SIMULATION SYSTEM Final Rejection pro med instruments GmbH
18030299 WEARABLE COORDINATED AUTOMATIC TENSIONING APPARATUSES Non-Final OA Cincinnati Automation & Mechatronics, LLC
18091746 SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE APPLICATION AND REMOVAL OF TATTOOS AND OTHER SKIN TREATMENTS Non-Final OA Rejuvatek Medical Inc.

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