Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
239
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
1302
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 200 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
58.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18737401 ETHMOIDAL NERVE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Aerin Medical Inc.
18919897 ELECTROSURGICAL TIP Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18909481 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INDUCING ABLATION IN OR AROUND OCCLUDED IMPLANTS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18955704 TRANSECTION PATHWAYS FOR REDUCING PERICARDIAL RESTRAINT Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18069002 IN-EAR ELECTRODES FOR AR/VR APPLICATIONS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18526386 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDIVIDUALIZED TARGETING OF DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION Non-Final OA Emory University
18964812 END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18951342 SETTING EVACUATION MOTOR SPEEDS FOR SURGICAL TOOL EVACUATION MODULES Non-Final OA CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
18784285 END EFFECTOR AND METHOD OF ARGON ETCHING COATING FOR APPLYING ELECTRICAL ENERGY Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
19040566 ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT TOOL AND ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18183546 DUAL FOCAL AND LINEAR PULSE FIELD ABLATION (PFA) CATHETER Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18962578 ECG ELECTRODE WITH RETENTION FEATURE Non-Final OA KPR U.S., LLC
18866301 ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
18393789 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR TARGETED VAPORIZATION OF CRYOGEN Final Rejection Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
17933266 PROBE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION Non-Final OA Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

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