Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

27.8%
Allow Rate
-42.2% vs TC avg
77
Total Applications
+72.3%
Interview Lift
1407
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 18 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17939148 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17854050 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH PREDETERMINED SEPARATION FEATURE FOR WASTE STREAM UTILIZATION AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17582615 LATCHING MECHANISM FOR IN-LINE ACTIVATED ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE Final Rejection Covidien LP
17530621 ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEALING TISSUE Final Rejection Covidien LP
17398547 SHAFT RETENTION FEATURES FOR SHAFT-BASED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection Covidien LP
18417165 BIDIRECTIONAL STRETCHABLE NERVE FIBER INTERFACE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18695060 ELECTRODE PAD AND LIVING BODY SENSOR Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
17525268 SURGICAL DEVICE AND METHOD USING TUNGSTEN DISULFIDE Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
17766485 MULTILAYER AND BOUQUET FIBER-BASED NEURAL PROBES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
18327309 BIOLOGICAL-INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE, BIOMETRIC SENSOR UNIT, AND MAIN BODY UNIT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18274415 Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Application of Targeted Temperature Management Therapy Utilizing Concentric In/Out Cable Non-Final OA C. R. Bard, Inc.
17691990 Twist and Lock Connector for Gel Pads Final Rejection C. R. Bard, Inc.
17763904 MEDICAL ELECTRODE DEVICE FOR IMPLANTATION INTO A PATIENT Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
17883728 TREATMENT INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
17769985 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MODULATING TISSUE TEMPERATURE Final Rejection DUKE UNIVERSITY
18202243 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
17682669 ELECTROSURGICAL HANDHELD DEVICE, AND CONTACT BODY FOR AN ELECTROSURGICAL HANDHELD DEVICE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18408299 ABLATION DEVICE FOR CONTROLLED TEAR PROPAGATION IN GENERATION OF MULTI-LEAFLET INTERATRIAL SHUNT Non-Final OA Medtronic CryoCath LP
17778289 DETACHABLE COOLING APPARATUS, ASSOCIATED SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DEPLOYMENT Final Rejection Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
17785819 MONITORING AND THERAPY DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
18186014 CATHETER Final Rejection Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.
17957867 METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCALIZED THERMAL THERAPY Non-Final OA GENTHERM INCORPORATED
17741006 SOFT TISSUE CUTTING DEVICE WITH BOWING MECHANISM Final Rejection Sonex Health, Inc.
18172923 Heated, Torso Wrap Device, System and Method Non-Final OA Forza Innovations Inc.
17898004 PERSONAL COOLING AND HEATING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Final Rejection AC Chair LLC
17759593 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING SIDE EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY Final Rejection EISANA CORPORATION
17784177 APPLIANCE FOR MONITORING THE COMPRESSION THERAPY PROVIDED BY A COMPRESSION MEANS Final Rejection KOB GMBH

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