Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774 3793 3797

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
353
Total Applications
+20.7%
Interview Lift
1137
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 315 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18964697 DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE, DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18959457 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18827769 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18592161 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18465661 ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19088154 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TISSUE CONTACT BY AN ULTRASOUND PROBE Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18641144 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18784468 SCORING INTRAVASCULAR LESIONS AND STENT DEPLOYMENT IN MEDICAL INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING Non-Final OA PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
19193952 ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18897662 ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PERISTALSIS OF ENDOMETRIUM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19116926 IVUS ENABLED CONTRAST AGENT IMAGING WITH DUAL ENERGY X-RAY Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19118812 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF PULMONARY CONDITIONS Non-Final OA AerWave Medical, Inc.
19171433 Systems and Methods for Self-Directed Patient Fluid Management Non-Final OA Foundry Innovation & Research 1, Ltd.
18866958 WEARABLE APPARATUS FOR DEEP TISSUE SENSING AND DIGITAL AUTOMATION OF DRUG DELIVERY Non-Final OA The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
19059542 Magnetic Resonance Imaging System for the Head Region Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19104664 MIXED REALITY BONE GRAFT SHAPING Non-Final OA Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
19053549 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
19042337 MEDICAL PRODUCTS USEFUL IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING-GUIDED METHODS Non-Final OA Muffin Incorporated
18867629 SYSTEM FOR STABILIZED NONINVASIVE IMAGING OF MICROVASCULATURE IN THE ORAL MUCOSA Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18206513 AUTOMATED LASER ABLATION CONTROLLER, SYSTEM, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18908029 User Interface for Ultrasound Imaging System Non-Final OA BFLY Operations, Inc
18372993 ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPY Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
18559135 Pediatric volumetric ultrasound scanner Final Rejection University of Southern California
18563989 Ultrasound Probe and Method for Implementing Same Non-Final OA Echopen Factory
18786840 MULTI-ANGLE IMAGING PLATFORM Non-Final OA VTI Medical, Inc.
18617148 TECHNIQUES OF MEASURING BRAIN INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE, INTRACRANIAL ELASTANCE, AND ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE Final Rejection Liminal Sciences, Inc.
18262108 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOVING A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING OR DIAGNOSING A PATIENT Non-Final OA Artedrone
18554981 PORTABLE MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF USE AND SYSTEM Final Rejection CAPERAY MEDICAL (PTY) LTD
18480613 ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA UTC Imaging B.V.
18061928 Dynamic Four-Dimensional Contrast Enhanced Tomosynthesis Final Rejection Real Time Tomography, LLC

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