Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.0%
Allow Rate
-45.0% vs TC avg
76
Total Applications
+88.2%
Interview Lift
1303
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
30.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17902207 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY OCCLUDING THE LUMEN OF A NEEDLE Final Rejection Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
17816321 PROBES TO DETECT TISSUE RESISTANCE DURING INSERTION Non-Final OA PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
18580433 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Honor Device Co., Ltd.
18525223 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
18486138 SECURE BROADCAST MESSAGING IN SUPPORT OF GLUCOSE MONITORING Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
18294757 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS VASCULAR FLOW MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
17939217 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18011068 FMRI-HIPPOCAMPUS ACOUSTIC BATTERY (FHAB) Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
17935489 LASER FIBER INTEGRATED MORCELLATOR Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
17782393 WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA INTERAXON INC.
17766352 INTRAVENOUS INFILTRATION SENSOR DEVICE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17656660 TERRITORY MAPPING IN PSEUDO-CONTINUOUS ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING Final Rejection The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
18518758 GUIDE WIRE Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
17970801 GUIDEWIRE SIZING INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Acumed LLC
17897172 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MEASURING THE QUANTITY OF LOST BLOOD DURING SURGERY Final Rejection SURGIBOX INC.
17893456 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING COMPRESSED BRAINWAVE PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS Non-Final OA ExeBrain Co., Ltd.
18392260 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE (PAD) USING GAIT ACCELERATION CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA NUtech Ventures
17727573 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR FLUORESCENCE IMAGING Non-Final OA Canon U.S.A., Inc.
17708040 INTERACTIVE POWERED BEDDING SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN Non-Final OA DREAMWELL, LTD.
18255648 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING AN ELONGATED MEDICAL DEVICE IN A ROBOTIC CATHETER-BASED PROCEDURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Corindus, Inc.
17639825 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND GRADING OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY Non-Final OA University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
17701487 MULTIPLE MEDICATION INGESTION DETECTION Final Rejection ETECTRX, INC.
17590813 System and Method for Noninvasive Monitoring, Diagnosis and Reporting of Cardiovascular Stenosis Final Rejection MINDMICS, INC.
18321959 MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE ATTACHMENT APPARATUS FOR A CANNULA Non-Final OA GMD Medical Development and Engineering, LLC
17640568 IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC SENSING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AND MONITORING MEDICAL PARAMETERS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA
18012974 BLOOD PRICKING HEAD FOR AN AUTOMATIC OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC BLOOD COLLECTION MACHINE Non-Final OA BEE HEALTHCARE
17923663 URINARY FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection DOCSHEEN PTY LTD
17142023 THERMAL IMAGING DETECTION Final Rejection Quest Medical, Inc.
17930358 BREATH TRAINING SYSTEM Final Rejection HEALTH DEFENSE, INC.
17822404 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Synapsis Medical Inc.

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