Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: RHODES, NORA W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3656 3794

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.3%
Allow Rate
-16.7% vs TC avg
162
Total Applications
+26.7%
Interview Lift
1553
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 107 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
25.7%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18192378 SURGICAL PERFORATION BETWEEN THE AORTA AND LEFT ATRIUM Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18892116 MAPPING AND ABLATION ELECTROPORATION CATHETER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18784626 TIME MULTIPLEXED WAVEFORM FOR SELECTIVE CELL ABLATION Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18962951 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED HEAT FLUX SENSING OF BODY TISSUE Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18873471 METHODS AND TOOLS FOR MYOCARDIAL TISSUE Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18865571 COMBINATION ULTRASONIC AND PLASMA INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18892849 SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED TISSUE SEALING Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17399344 APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING CHRONICALLY STABLE ATRIAL SHUNT Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18138049 COLONOSCOPY PROBE DEVICE Final Rejection Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18747567 IMPEDANCE BASED IRREVERSIBLE-ELECTROPORATION (IRE) Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18747119 ELECTRODE ATTACHMENTS FOR BASKET CATHETERS Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
16877711 IRRIGATION FLUID MONITOR AND ALARM Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.

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