Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783 3791 3792 3794

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

33.3%
Allow Rate
-36.7% vs TC avg
25
Total Applications
+100.0%
Interview Lift
1264
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 3 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.3%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
41.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18347865 MICROCATHETER Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
19024853 STIMULATION FIELD MODEL MANIPULATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18774100 Neural Feedback Assisted DBS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
17952147 Estimating Heart Rate Recovery After Maximum or High-Exertion Activity Based on Sensor Observations of Daily Activities Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18798154 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROGRAM-BASED LESION ASSESSMENT Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18908631 Systems and Methods for Assessing Hemodynamic Variability Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18697829 COMPONENT PRESENCE AND IDENTIFICATION IN SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Final Rejection Covidien LP
17758362 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STIMULATION Non-Final OA Lungpacer Medical Inc.
18433839 METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL DATA FOR AN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL LASER Non-Final OA SCHWIND EYE-TECH-SOLUTIONS GMBH
18673692 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GUIDE A NEEDLE Final Rejection Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

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