Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RHODES, NORA W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.5%
Allow Rate
-18.5% vs TC avg
156
Total Applications
+26.2%
Interview Lift
1544
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 97 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
1.8%
§102 Novelty
96.2%
§103 Obviousness
0.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18660908 ELECTROPORATION FOR SELECTIVE GI TRACT DEPTH ABLATION AND REGENERATION FOR GI DISEASES Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
19305298 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND APPLYING HIGH VOLTAGE THROUGH A MATRIX OF WIRES AND CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS Non-Final OA CardioNXT, Inc.
17719599 ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH CLAMP CLOSURE SENSOR Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17439783 ULTRASONIC AND MULTI-ENERGY SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SEALING, CUTTING, AND/OR SENSING TISSUE Final Rejection Covidien LP
18023675 DEVICE FOR THERAPEUTIC SINO-NASAL TREATMENT Final Rejection Neurent Medical Limited
18138049 COLONOSCOPY PROBE DEVICE Final Rejection Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18132203 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY DEVICE WITH WIRELESSLY CONNECTED FOOT SWITCH Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
17647047 SURGICAL DEVICE WITH SEGMENTED END EFFECTOR Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18652895 ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
18747119 ELECTRODE ATTACHMENTS FOR BASKET CATHETERS Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18127600 SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR IMPROVED IRRIGATION FLOW DURING CARDIAC PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18159288 ELECTRODE DESIGNS FOR CATHETERS Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
16993092 Applying Bipolar Ablation Energy Between Shorted Electrode Groups Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
16877711 IRRIGATION FLUID MONITOR AND ALARM Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18728882 CAIMAN RING FORCEPS - MANUAL HF ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
17399344 APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING CHRONICALLY STABLE ATRIAL SHUNT Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
17579730 TREATMENT DEVICE FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18300972 ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
17817540 THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND TISSUE TREATMENT SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd.
18158214 BALLOON-TYPE ELECTRODE CATHETER Non-Final OA Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.
18638637 Steam Pop (SP) Safety Early Warning and Control System for Radio Frequency Catheter Ablation (RFCA) Non-Final OA Chengdu Megain Technology Co., Ltd.
18444023 LASER TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Tag Dream Medical Ltd.
17777104 TISSUE TREATMENT SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS Final Rejection ENCHANNEL MEDICAL, LTD.
17853357 RADIO-FREQUENCY ABLATION CATHETER AND RADIO-FREQUENCY ABLATION SYSTEM Final Rejection HANGZHOU BRONCUS MEDICAL CO., LTD.
17187652 FLEXIBLE BIPOLAR ELECTRODE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND USE FOR TREATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING OBESITY AND CONSTIPATION Non-Final OA NewUro, B.V.

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