Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TEMPLETON, MARINA DELANEY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
-8.2% vs TC avg
150
Total Applications
+47.5%
Interview Lift
1379
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 102 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.4%
§102 Novelty
93.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18719132 Electrosurgical Devices, Methods of Use, and Methods of Manufacture Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
17711157 ENERGY BASED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18742467 ELECTRODE FOR AN ELECTROSURGICAL HANDHELD INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18442251 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING A BODY LUMEN Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18426078 USING SIGNED DISTANCE FUNCTIONS TO VISUALIZE PULSED FIELD ABLATION (PFA) TAGS Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18357828 CATHETER END EFFECTOR WITH NONPLANAR SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17371000 Flex Circuit and Surface Mounted Electrode Catheter Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18356751 CATHETER Final Rejection Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.
18414919 RF ABLATION SYSTEMS WITH AT LEAST ONE DIRECTIONAL ELEMENT AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18756852 TISSUE MODIFICATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Trice Medical, Inc.
17933373 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TREATING A PULMONARY DISEASE WITH ULTRASOUND ENERGY Non-Final OA Nuvaira Inc.
18416684 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD TREATMENT OF THE DUODENUM Final Rejection Endogenex, Inc.
18410588 RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION SYSTEM USING NO-TOUCH TECHNIQUE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection STARMED CO., LTD.
18314155 TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPES AND EXPANDABLE FRAMES Final Rejection HANGZHOU AGS MEDTECH CO., LTD.
18020435 Expandable multilayered electrode elements for thrombectomy procedures Non-Final OA MAGNETO THROMBECTOMY SOLUTIONS LTD.
17566388 Coated Microelectrodes Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Isreal) Ltd.

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