Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MORALES, JON ERIC C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3766 3786 3792 3796

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+15.5% vs TC avg
1,299
Total Applications
+9.7%
Interview Lift
960
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1257 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
34.4%
§102 Novelty
37.4%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18775498 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT PUMP CENTERING ANCHORING & CENTERING DEVICE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18680244 SHAPED DILATOR FOR TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE AND ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18128930 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VASCULAR IMAGE CO-REGISTRATION Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18109135 PERCUTANEOUS CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE INCLUDING RECONFIGURABLE DISTAL TIP PORTION Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
18950647 MACHINE LEARNING TO OPTIMIZE SPINAL CORD STIMULATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18937202 DETERMINING STIMULATION AND SENSING AREAS FOR ADAPTIVE NEUROSTIMULATION TREATMENTS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18175312 Automated Selection of Electrodes and Stimulation Parameters in a Deep Brain Stimulation System Using Sensed Neural Potentials Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18837277 TECHNIQUES FOR REPOSITIONING A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SYSTEM WITH MOTION PARTITIONING Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18686361 HEALTH ASSESSMENT GENERATION BASED ON VOC DETECTION Non-Final OA Google LLC
18781444 ROBOTIC CATHETER WITH DISTAL GUIDE RING WITH NOTCH Non-Final OA Canon U.S.A., Inc.
18782349 ENGAGING THE CERVICAL SPINAL CORD CIRCUITRY TO RE-ENABLE VOLITIONAL CONTROL OF HAND FUNCTION IN TETRAPLEGIC SUBJECTS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18833736 DEFIBRILLATOR AND DEFIBRILLATOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18717382 Garment Features for Therapy Electrode Pressure and/or Stabilization in a Wearable Medical Device Final Rejection ZOLL Medical Corporation
17978619 ELECTRIC AND FLUIDIC CABLES Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18672187 VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE CONTROL Non-Final OA Abiomed Europe GmbH
18959960 SURGICAL SUITE INTEGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18815973 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CORNEAL CROSS-LINKING WITH REAL-TIME MONITORING Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18927310 ANIMAL POSITIONING AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA Northeastern University
18491328 HIGH-BANDWIDTH SYSTEMS FOR CLOSED-LOOP DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION Non-Final OA PRECISION NEUROSCIENCE CORPORATION
18940723 INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMPS WITH STRUTS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Shifamed Holdings, LLC
18245800 TISSUE PIERCING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC
17998624 CATHETER BLOOD PUMPS AND COLLAPSIBLE PUMP HOUSINGS Non-Final OA SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC
18717328 IDENTIFYING SUITABLE CANDIDATES FOR DENERVATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company

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