Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: ROANE, AARON F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3762 3769 3772 3792 3796

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Aaron F. Roane is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3739. He has 895 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 73.4 percent. The interview lift is 9.7 percent. This suggests that interviews provide a modest boost to the already high 73.4 percent allowance rate. The median days to allowance is 1392.

With 895 resolved cases, the data reflects a consistent and favorable examination process. The 73.4 percent allowance rate is a strong positive for applicants. The 1392 median days indicate a somewhat longer pendency than some other units. The 895 resolved cases provide a high degree of confidence in these metrics. The 9.7 percent lift remains a useful option for resolving outstanding issues.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

73.4%
Allow Rate
+3.4% vs TC avg
923
Total Applications
+9.7%
Interview Lift
1392
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 895 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.7%
§102 Novelty
46.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19187918 HEAD-WORN THERAPY DEVICE Non-Final OA Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
19023906 OPERATING SELF-ANTAGONISTIC DRIVES OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
19085655 SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Verb Surgical Inc.
18794894 ARTICULATION JOINT HARDSTOP HANDLING FOR SURGICAL TOOL Final Rejection Verb Surgical Inc.
18631457 INDIVIDUALIZED HEART FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC BASED ON COMORBIDITIES Final Rejection Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18074605 AMBULATORY MONITORING OF PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSE TO VALSALVA MANEUVER Final Rejection Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
17173714 HERMETICALLY SEALED IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMATION Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers. Inc.
19170571 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING LEAKS FROM A CATHETER Non-Final OA ABIOMED, INC.
18092977 OPTIMIZED TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE LOCATION Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18911127 ENDOSCOPIC LASER ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18640735 CONDUCTIVE COMMUNICATION VECTOR SELECTION BASED ON PHYSICAL AND/OR PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE OF PATIENT Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18986623 KINEMATICALLY CONTROLLED SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA LEM Surgical AG
18313585 WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) WITH POWER-SAVING FUNCTION Final Rejection West Affum Holdings DAC
18602116 Oral Therapy Device Final Rejection SHENZHEN KAIYAN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD
17919454 PHOTOSENSITIZER CONJUGATED GOLD NANOPARTICLES FOR RADIOTHERAPY ENHANCEMENT Final Rejection BioVentures, LLC
18669236 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EXTENDING GESTATIONAL AGE Non-Final OA ExploraMed V, LLC

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