Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3777 3793 3797

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.4%
Allow Rate
-13.6% vs TC avg
677
Total Applications
+30.1%
Interview Lift
1511
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 653 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
87.9%
§103 Obviousness
4.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19206590 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19256336 TRANSESOPHAGEAL TRANSDUCER TO INCREASE PATIENT SAFETY Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18761937 MINIMALLY INVASIVE HISTOTRIPSY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection HistoSonics, Inc.
19190125 ULTRASONIC PROBE Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19075323 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MULTI-MODAL IMAGING AND ANALYSIS Non-Final OA MolecuLight Inc.
19023919 ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM, OPERATION METHOD OF ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
17726193 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPENING TISSUES Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18931260 CONNECTED IMPLANT WITH REFLECTOR Non-Final OA NuVasive, INC.
18276868 MEDICAL VISUALISATION DEVICE WITH WIRELESS TRANSMISSION Final Rejection AMBU A/S
18683702 SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED REAL-TIME DETECTION, OUTLINING, TRACKING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BLOOD VESSELS IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING Non-Final OA Exo Imaging, Inc.
18727901 MICRONEEDLE AND NEURAL INTERFACE SYSTEM Non-Final OA WUHAN NEURACOM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
18659410 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING ACCESSORY COMPONENTS TO ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection GI SCIENTIFIC, LLC
18160280 AUGMENTED REALITY HEADSET SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL PLANNING AND GUIDANCE FOR KNEE SURGERY Final Rejection PolarisAR, Inc.

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