Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: PREMRAJ, CATHERINE C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.4%
Allow Rate
-13.6% vs TC avg
264
Total Applications
+48.4%
Interview Lift
1521
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 204 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
59.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17053139 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PUNCTURING TISSUE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18811023 DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR GASTRECTOMIES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18922642 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING MICROBUBBLES IN ELECTROPORATION APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18899105 DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING A DEFLECTABLE AND PEELABLE MAPPING GUIDE SHEATH FOR HIS BUNDLE PACING Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
16912244 THERMAL SYSTEM WITH USER INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATION Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
17834898 FREQUENCY BASED CONTROLLED ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18174594 Smart Electrode Structures Made of a Conductive Deformable Material and Methods of Manufacturing the Smart Electrode Structures to Have Signal-Processing Components Embedded in the Conductive Deformable Material Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18386149 CATHETER AND METHOD TO LOCALIZE ECTOPIC AND REENTRANT ACTIVITY IN THE HEART Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
17632986 ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18896213 ANTI-STICK COATINGS FOR SURGICAL TOOLS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
15791346 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19008113 CONTROLLING CARDIAC ABLATION USING BLOOD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
19006746 PLANAR END EFFECTOR FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION BY PULSE FIELD ABLATION Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18587780 IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR A CATHETER Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17705440 ENT INSTRUMENT WITH RF ELECTRODES ON WIRE FRAME Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17566272 Basket Catheter Having Ablation Electrodes and Electro-Anatomical Sensing Electrodes Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17197870 ABLATION OF A HARD-TO-ACCESS REGION Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
16713976 TISSUE PROXIMITY INDICATION BASED ON A SUBSET OF ELECTRODES Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
19006675 CRYOABLATION PROBE WITH INTEGRATED VACUUM SLEEVE Non-Final OA Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

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