Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3794

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.6%
Allow Rate
+7.6% vs TC avg
1,394
Total Applications
+12.8%
Interview Lift
1267
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1347 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
4.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18708257 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR USE IN SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18674529 RECONFIGURABLE MULTI-PURPOSE SURGICAL TOOL SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
17974274 HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRODE FOR USE IN A HANDHELD SURGICAL DEVICE, ELECTRODE INSTRUMENT, AND RESECTOSCOPE Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
17659637 POLYSILOXANES AND FLUOROSILANES ON INSULATION ELEMENTS Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America
18287013 A Directional Radiofrequency (RF) Ablation Needle Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18390708 TREATMENT TOOL FOR ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18294269 PLASMA TREATMENT DEVICE, IRRADIATION INSTRUMENT, AND IRRADIATION NOZZLE Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18722446 CATHETER WITH HYPOTUBE HAVING EXCHANGE JOINT OPENING Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18252810 CATHETER Non-Final OA Japan Lifeline Co.,Ltd.
18373626 RF ABLATION SYSTEMS WITH A BIPOLAR RF ELECTRODE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18717436 DEVICE FOR OUTPUTTING DRIVE SIGNALS TO SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND SURGICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Qingdao Medbios Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
18047715 METHODS AND DEVICES TO TREAT NASAL AIRWAYS Final Rejection Aerin Medical Inc.
18677953 LESION ASSESSMENT BY DIELECTRIC PROPERTY ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Navix International Limited
18713620 ELECTRODES WITH ARC MITIGATION Non-Final OA Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
18673932 DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE ELECTRODES ON THE SURFACE OF AN ENDOSCOPICALLY GUIDED LASER ABLATION CATHETER FOR USE IN ABLATION AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MAPPING Non-Final OA CARDIOFOCUS, INC.
18712122 ACUTE ASSESSMENT OF CARDIAC ABLATOIN LESIONS Non-Final OA CARDIOFOCUS, INC.
18672173 PULSED FIELD ABLATION APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA AtriCure, Inc.
18710135 A SURGICAL DEVICE WITH AIRFLOW AND LIGHT Non-Final OA Surgis Clearview LP
17195479 MATTER MANIPULATOR WITH CONDUCTIVE COATING Non-Final OA GI SCIENTIFIC LLC
18472535 MULTI-ELECTRODE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEDUCING TREATMENT EFFECT OUTCOMES Final Rejection Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc.
18642140 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSISTENT, REPEATABLE, AND SAFE CRYOSPRAY TREATMENT OF AIRWAY TISSUE Non-Final OA CSA Medical, Inc.
18608958 CYCLED PULSING TO MITIGATE THERMAL DAMAGE FOR MULTI-ELECTRODE IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION THERAPY Non-Final OA AngioDynamics, Inc.
18528051 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ABLATING A TISSUE SITE BY ELECTROPORATION WITH REAL-TIME MONITORING OF TREATMENT PROGRESS Final Rejection AngioDynamics, Inc.
18292378 WAVEGUIDE SECTION, WAVEGUIDE, SKIN TREATMENT APPARATUS, HANDHELD APPLICATOR, APPLICATOR PAD AND A SKIN TREATMENT KIT Non-Final OA Bangor University
18562720 Needle Adaptor for Plasma Generating Handpiece Non-Final OA Clear Intradermal Technologies, Inc.
18345487 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR Final Rejection COSMAN INSTRUMENTS, LLC
18131759 BLADDER TISSUE MODIFICATION FOR OVERACTIVE BLADDER DISORDERS Final Rejection NewUro, B.V.
17990634 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRANSURETHRAL BLADDER PARTITIONING Final Rejection NewUro, B.V.
17966223 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A LOOP MADE OF A METAL WIRE Final Rejection RZ-Medizintechnik GmbH

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