Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: SAHAND, SANA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3700 3783 3791 3792 3796

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
-6.6% vs TC avg
400
Total Applications
+24.5%
Interview Lift
1263
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 333 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.2%
§102 Novelty
51.0%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18959026 IMPLANTABLE OPTICAL STIMULATION LEAD WITH ALUMINUM NITRIDE FOR HEAT DISSIPATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18953521 NEUROMODULATION USING A PARAMETER DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
17994204 BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18837437 PHOTOCOSMETIC DEVICE AND PHOTOCOSMETIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18252340 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING AND USING CHRONOTYPES Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
19082541 Surgical Tracker System Utilizing A Digital Display Screen Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18912421 DETECTING MEDICAL DEVICE ACCESSORY READINESS Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18277726 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18208079 SUITABILITY STATE DECISION APPARATUS, SUITABILITY STATE DECISION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSOITPORY COMPUTER-READBLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
16072979 SYSTEM FOR OUT OF BORE FOCAL LASER THERAPY Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
19072546 ILLNESS DETECTION BASED ON NERVOUS SYSTEM METRICS Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
18939465 INTRAORAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING SENSOR ASSEMBLIES FOR DETECTING AIR FLOW Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
17940028 STRESS SCORE CALCULATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18235101 BED SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING USER BIOMETRICS DURING SLEEP BASED ON LOAD-CELL SIGNALS Final Rejection Sleep Number Corporation
18916101 SURGICAL IMPACTOR Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific PTE. Limited
18719864 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AND VISUALIZING TRAJECTORIES OF ROBOTICALLY CONTROLLED INTERVENTIONAL DEVICE Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18661911 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING HEALTH MONITORING DEVICES FOR ACCURATE PROCESSING OF SHARED SIGNALS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19101724 ADJUSTABLE ROTATABLE LEAD CONNECTORS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18744158 Minimally Invasive Single Port Pulsatile Ventricular Assist Device Non-Final OA University of Kentucky Research Foundation
18936337 WEARABLE DEVICE WITH TRAGUS MODULATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18232789 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETECT AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA DETECTION USING MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFICATION Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18601838 PERSONALIZED HEART RATE PREDICTION DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18368303 ADAPTIVE SELECTION OF STIMULI FOR NEURO-ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Click Therapeutics, Inc.
18621649 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING POSITIONING OF A HEART PUMP Final Rejection Abiomed, Inc.
19025794 WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) CAUSING PATIENTS QRS WIDTH TO BE PLOTTED AGAINST THE HEART RATE Non-Final OA West Affum Holdings DAC
18885875 MULTI-SENSORY ALARM FOR A WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR Non-Final OA West Affum Holdings DAC
18992669 METHOD, PROGRAM, AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING LONG-TERM HEART RATE VARIABILITY ON BASIS OF SHORT-TERM MEASUREMENT SIGNALS Non-Final OA MEDICAL AI CO., LTD.
18709851 Implantable Therapy System for an Antibradycardia and Antitachycardia Stimulation Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
19041102 ADAPTOR FOR CONNECTING A MEDICAL LASER TO A FLEXIBLE WAVEGUIDE OR AN ARTICULATED ARM Non-Final OA Lumenis, Ltd.
18062372 GARMENT PROVIDING A BIASING FORCE ON A TRANSDUCER ARRAY Non-Final OA Novocure GmbH

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