Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2828 3762 3769 3792 3796

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.5%
Allow Rate
-1.5% vs TC avg
565
Total Applications
+50.4%
Interview Lift
1167
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 539 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
61.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18175228 COMPACT MUSCLE STIMULATOR Non-Final OA Therabody, Inc.
18533443 ESTIMATING CONTRACTILE RESERVE USING A MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18151594 SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR ATTACHMENT TO A HEAD OF A USER Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18713215 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CLOSED-LOOP DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION Non-Final OA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
18716570 IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR DEVICE COMPRISING A SHOCK GENERATION CIRCUITRY WITH A CURRENT LIMITING CIRCUIT Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18229044 MEDICAL DEVICES INCORPORATING SENSORS, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA XENTER, INC.
18758634 ECAP BASED CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18037953 REALTIME ECG SIGNAL QUALITY ESTIMATION Final Rejection Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18427464 Automated Selection of Electrodes and Stimulation Parameters in a Deep Brain Stimulation System Using Anatomical Structures Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18328149 TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEM TO COLLAPSE A GASEOUS PIPELINE IN A LIQUID MEDIUM Non-Final OA Lumenis Ltd.
18700205 MEDICAL WATCH FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS Non-Final OA CARDIACSENSE LTD.
18346135 MULTIPLE EMITTER ASSEMBLY FOR FIRING SEQUENCES FOR INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE Non-Final OA Bolt Medical, Inc.
18421495 SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA iPulse Limited
18351037 WIRELESS IMPLANTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING INTERNAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF ANIMALS Final Rejection The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
18370858 Laser System and Method for Detecting and Processing Information Non-Final OA Terra Quantum AG

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