Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ROANE, AARON F

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

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.8%
Allow Rate
+2.8% vs TC avg
903
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
1410
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 868 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
26.7%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19344351 ANALGESIC DEVICE Non-Final OA William H Chen Living Trust
18096151 BIOLOGICAL FLUID DRAINAGE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
17849245 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MODULAR ENERGY SYSTEM USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
17711100 ESTIMATING OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SURGICAL TISSUE Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18313585 WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) WITH POWER-SAVING FUNCTION Non-Final OA West Affum Holdings DAC
19104936 Spinal Cord Stimulation Device Non-Final OA Reach Neuro, Inc.
18715531 NON-TRANSVENOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR DEVICE FOR EMITTING A FIBRILLATION PULSE Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18092977 OPTIMIZED TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE LOCATION Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18042499 NANODIAMOND TEMPERATURE THERMOMETER FOR STATIC MONITORING OF TISSUE TEMPERATURE DURING MRI-GUIDED LASER ABLATION Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
18657662 THERMOPLASTIC BACKFILL FOR SEALED ELECTRONICS Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18631457 INDIVIDUALIZED HEART FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC BASED ON COMORBIDITIES Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18398501 BONDING & CIRCUIT LOCATION FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE PCB Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18074605 AMBULATORY MONITORING OF PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSE TO VALSALVA MANEUVER Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18780546 System for treatment of the eye Non-Final OA Belkin Vision Ltd.
18544635 Ophthalmological Device And Method For Characterizing Optical Inhomogeneities In An Eye Non-Final OA Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG
18075569 OPHTHALMOLOGICAL TREATMENT AND MANUFACTURE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG
18602116 Oral Therapy Device Non-Final OA SHENZHEN KAIYAN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD
18767753 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL TABLE STABILIZATION Non-Final OA LEM Surgical AG
18734249 BILATERAL SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA LEM Surgical AG
18731379 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND FOOT SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Crea IP B.V.
18669236 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EXTENDING GESTATIONAL AGE Non-Final OA ExploraMed V, LLC
18664266 NON-CONTACT DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL Non-Final OA Streamteck Scientific Inc.
18414791 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING THE SKIN Final Rejection HydraFacial LLC
18412916 INTERACTIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Bruce Coren
18407112 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING EXCIMER LASER ENERGY WITH TRANSVERSE PLACEMENT IN THE EYE Final Rejection Elios Vision, Inc.
18496167 WEARABLE SYSTEMS FOR AN ELECTROTHERAPY DEVICE Non-Final OA BioWave Corporation
17877080 LIGHT DOSAGE ADMINISTERING DEVICE INCLUDING OPTICAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ADMINSTERING A DOSAGE OF LIGHT Final Rejection INTO Technologies Inc.
16740456 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING GLAUCOMA WITH PHOTODISRUPTIVE LASER PULSES Final Rejection EYEX SOLUTIONS INC.

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