Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792 3796

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alisha Jitendra Sircar operates within Art Unit 3792 in Tech Center 3700. Across 31 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 58.1 percent. This rate aligns exactly with the recorded interview lift of 58.1 percent, suggesting that conducting interviews is a highly impactful strategy for advancing applications toward allowance.

The median time to allowance for this examiner is 1126 days. Practitioners should account for this timeline when managing expectations for cases in Art Unit 3792. The high interview lift indicates that direct engagement with the examiner may be more effective here than in other contexts where the lift is lower.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

58.1%
Allow Rate
-11.9% vs TC avg
79
Total Applications
+58.1%
Interview Lift
1126
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.2%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
46.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18430050 Inflatable Balloon and Vessel Diameter Correlation System for an Intravascular Lithotripsy Device Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18935277 PHOTOBIOMODULATION SYSTEMS UTILIZING MONITORING OR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18170238 ASYMMETRIC DRIVE INPUT LAYOUT WITH EQUIVALENT CABLE COMPLIANCE Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18092036 DATA VOLUME DETERMINATION FOR SURGICAL MACHINE LEARNING APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18038414 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ELECTROPOLISHED TUNGSTEN CABLE Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18549147 Systems And Methods For Associating Components Of A Surgical Instrument For Navigation-Assisted Surgery Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
17902417 SLEEP SYSTEM WITH FEATURES FOR PERSONALIZED DAYTIME ALERTNESS QUANTIFICATION Non-Final OA SNBR INC.
18858904 PHOTO STIMULATION THERAPY OF TISSUE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17922812 APPARATUS FOR A PROVIDING VISUAL GUIDANCE FOR A USER OF A PERSONAL CARE DEVICE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18474005 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL SETUP OF ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS Final Rejection Auris Health, Inc.
18324810 CANNULA REDUCER Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
17911676 CARDIAC CONTRACTILITY MODULATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH RESPIRATION Non-Final OA Impulse Dynamics NV
18683002 METHOD TO CHECK A MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
17921159 METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ECTOPIC SIGNAL IN AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18717372 Garment Features for ECG Electrode Pressure and/or Stabilization in a Wearable Medical Device Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
18501663 DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Regents of the University of Minnesota
17912136 BLOOD PUMP Non-Final OA Abiomed Europe GmbH
18061760 LASER TRAJECTORY MARKER Final Rejection Medos International Sarl
18948243 SELECTIVE INCLUSION OF IMPEDANCE IN DEVICE-BASED DETECTION OF SLEEP APNEA Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18247482 SURGICAL ROBOT CALIBRATION DEVICE Non-Final OA CMR Surgical Limited
17793699 TRACKING TAGS FOR VENOUS CATHETERIZATION COMPLICATIONS Final Rejection B. Braun Melsungen AG
18128937 ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD WAVEFORM FOR ELECTROSENSATION REDUCTION Non-Final OA Novocure GmbH
18069061 Central Apnea Detection Final Rejection Medical Informatics Corp.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month