Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHENG, CHAO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3797

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.6%
Allow Rate
-8.4% vs TC avg
308
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1238
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 276 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
46.8%
§103 Obviousness
31.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18738282 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSE ESTIMATION OF IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Noah Medical Corporation
19186030 Method for Rigid Motion Correction of PET and MR Images on PET/MR Scanners Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
19187415 SURGICAL IMPACTOR ARRAYS Non-Final OA DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
19113046 IMAGE GUIDED INTERVENTION METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
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
19113335 METHODS OF GENERATING IMAGE DATA FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOPOGRAPHICAL VOLUMES, INCLUDING DICOM-COMPLIANT IMAGE DATA FOR SURGICAL NAVIGATION, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER
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
19055951 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH MRI-GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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
19042306 MEDICAL DEVICES FOR INTERVENTIONAL MRI AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Muffin Incorporated
19042233 BIOPSY SITE MARKER WIRELESS-POWERED VIBRATION Non-Final OA Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
19022056 Adaptive Positioning Technology Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
19021132 ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER UNIT, ARRAY AND ULTRASONIC TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN PENINSULA MEDICAL GROUP
16987285 Methods and Systems for Patient Monitoring Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
18812486 HARDWARE AND ACCESSORIES SUPPORTING INTRAOPERATIVE CT TRAJECTORY NAVIGATION Non-Final OA ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.

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