Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SAKAMOTO, COLIN T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3793 3798

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
-4.0% vs TC avg
482
Total Applications
+25.3%
Interview Lift
1280
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 465 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
38.8%
§103 Obviousness
32.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19274924 STEREOTACTIC MBI-GUIDED BIOPSY USING A VARIABLE-ANGLE SLANT-HOLE COLLIMATOR Final Rejection Smart Breast Corporation
19064458 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMANCE OF DEPTH SENSOR AND AUXILIARY SENSOR-BASED OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
19056071 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTANT AND AUTOMATIC BORDER DETECTION Non-Final OA PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
18236015 INTRALUMINAL DEVICE REUSE PREVENTION WITH PATIENT INTERFACE MODULE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
19109007 Device for Detecting Magnetic Signals Generated by a Beating Heart Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19037467 ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18712864 PLANNING DEVICE FOR POSITIONING TREATMENT APPLICATORS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18607883 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITION DIAGNOSES Final Rejection Hologic, Inc.
19064428 MINIMALLY INVASIVE ACCESS CHANNELS INTO BODILY REGIONS Final Rejection MicroCube, LLC
19005790 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
19099920 IMPROVED MEDICAL FOLLICLES ASSESSMENT DEVICE Final Rejection PULSENMORE LTD.
18733954 ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE Final Rejection WUHAN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18900778 HANDLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN PENINSULA MEDICAL GROUP
18930725 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Radiotherapy System and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Apparatus Non-Final OA OUR UNITED CORPORATION

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