Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OUYANG, BO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3792 3794

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.4%
Allow Rate
-9.6% vs TC avg
440
Total Applications
+6.2%
Interview Lift
1498
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 381 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
20.5%
§102 Novelty
58.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18741061 INSERT GUIDE MEMBERS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
16858121 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING FLUX SUPPLY PATHS Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18461223 PROTECTION MEASURES FOR ROBOTIC ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17129013 SEAL FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18697850 SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS FOR USE IN SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18019881 COMPUTER VISION BASED CONTROL OF AN ENERGY GENERATOR Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18098813 GRASP OVER-RIDE FOR IN-LINE VESSEL SEALER Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18075470 MULTIFUNCTIONAL ACTIVATION FOR IN-LINE VESSEL SEALER Final Rejection Covidien LP
17715986 ENERGY ACTIVATION SWITCH FOR VESSEL SEALER Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17702629 ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18692217 ASSISTANCE OF BALLOON ABLATION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18461544 MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18262313 ELECTROSURGICAL TISSUE SEALING DEVICE WITH NON-STICK COATING Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18642171 PLASMA INSTRUMENT WITH LATERAL WINDOWS Non-Final OA Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
18171011 TREATMENT TOOL AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING TREATMENT TOOL Final Rejection Olympus Corporation
18170824 TREATMENT TOOL Final Rejection Olympus Corporation
18512645 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING SEGMENTED SPINE STRUTS Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18473148 MEDICAL DEVICE WITH AN IRRIGATION MANIFOLD Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18207854 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING ABLATION LINES Final Rejection BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
17059408 CATHETER HANDLE WITH COMPLIANT CIRCUIT Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18026956 ARTICULATING KNIFE ACTUATOR FOR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Conmed Corporation
17574815 Electrosurgical Device for Creating a Channel through a Region of Tissue and Methods of Use thereof Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
16832127 BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL TOOL Final Rejection KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
18652560 TISSUE MAPPING AND TREATMENT Non-Final OA SCHULER SCIENTIFIC SOLUTIONS, LLC
18652593 NASAL CANNULA TEMPERATURE CONTROL Non-Final OA Neurointact, Inc.
18691665 Ablation Catheter Non-Final OA APT MEDICAL INC.
18547791 ELECTRODE APPARATUS FOR NERVE DENERVATION OR MODULATION IN VIVO Final Rejection DEEPQURE INC.
18264527 ELECTRODE APPARATUS FOR NERVE DENERVATION OR MODULATION IN VIVO Final Rejection DEEPQURE INC.
14536159 BIPOLAR FORCEPS Final Rejection Kogent Surgical, LLC
18502289 ELECTROSURGICAL ACCESS SHEATH Non-Final OA Broncus Medical Inc.

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