Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCHLUETER, MARY GRACE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792 3796

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+8.6% vs TC avg
37
Total Applications
+37.5%
Interview Lift
1237
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
27.7%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
9.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18227791 ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17947666 SURGICAL ROBOTIC ASSEMBLIES AND INSTRUMENT ADAPTERS THEREOF Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18137383 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DIABETES WITH DORSAL ROOT GANGLION STIMULATION Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18066083 CONTROL OF MEDICAL DEVICE USING REPRESENTATIVE VALUE Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18606036 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING CONDUCTION BLOCK IN TISSUE Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
17967406 LOCALIZATION TARGET FOR A DIGITAL SURGICAL STEREOSCOPE Final Rejection Digital Surgery Systems, Inc.
18658949 NERVE CUFF ELECTRODE FOR NEUROMODULATION IN LARGE HUMAN NERVE TRUNKS Non-Final OA Neuros Medical, Inc.
17968739 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NEUROSTIMULATION THERAPY USING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PATIENT FEATURES Final Rejection Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
17968734 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NEUROSTIMULATION THERAPY USING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PATIENT FEATURES Final Rejection Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
17956914 SLAVE-END APPARATUS FOR INTERVENTIONAL ROBOT Non-Final OA SHENZHEN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL ROBOT CO., LTD.
18267907 A MUSCLE STIMULATION AND MONITORING APPARATUS Final Rejection IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
17974920 ELECTRICAL STIMULATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING QUALITY OF ELECTRICAL-STIMULATION SIGNAL Non-Final OA GIMER MEDICAL. Co. LTD.
18198750 SLEEP APNEA TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Capri Medical Limited
18037597 COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR TRAINING A NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION DETECTION ALGORITHM, METHOD OF PROGRAMMING AN IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATION DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFOR Final Rejection Precisis GmbH

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