Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHENG, CHAO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3797

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
-7.0% vs TC avg
310
Total Applications
+27.4%
Interview Lift
1238
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 292 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
2.3%
§102 Novelty
90.9%
§103 Obviousness
4.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19113046 IMAGE GUIDED INTERVENTION METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17917632 GRID TEMPLATE POSITIONING INTERVENTIONAL MEDICINE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18568378 Surgical guiding system for computer-assisted-surgery CAS Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
19187415 SURGICAL IMPACTOR ARRAYS Non-Final OA DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
19042233 BIOPSY SITE MARKER WIRELESS-POWERED VIBRATION Non-Final OA Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
19094734 IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, IMAGE DIAGNOSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19087640 OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF NEUROLOGICAL MOVEMENT DISORDERS FROM MEDICAL IMAGING Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
19081575 PERSONAL USE EXTRACORPOREAL LOW INTENSITY SHOCK WAVE DEVICE TIP FORCE DETECTION AND ANNUNCIATION MEANS AND METHODS FOR USING SAME Non-Final OA MOON POOL LLC
19067356 METHOD FOR ROBOTIC OPTICAL NAVIGATIONAL SURGERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA U.S. Patent Innovations, LLC
19057291 SURGERY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A MEDICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
19055951 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH MRI-GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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