Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3794

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.2%
Allow Rate
+9.2% vs TC avg
657
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
1259
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 629 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.6%
§102 Novelty
40.2%
§103 Obviousness
29.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18951452 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF ABLATIVE ENERGY TO TISSUE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18642924 MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR DELIVERING ENERGY AND/OR FLUID Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18510160 CATHETER SHAPE DETECTION FOR MAP AND ABLATE CATHETERS Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18881705 ABLATION CATHETERS WITH EXPANDABLE ELEMENTS AND BIPOLAR ELECTRODES TO TREAT VARICOSE VEINS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18072328 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE PUNCTURE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
19445099 MULTI-SENSOR PATCH AND SIGNAL ANALYZER THAT ENABLE SAFE CARDIAC ABLATION Final Rejection Field Medical, Inc.
18884892 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING TISSUE WITH A DEPLOYABLE ELECTRODE ARRAY Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18902152 VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT WITH SEAL PLATES FOR DIRECTING THE FLOW OF ENERGY Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18887931 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATING ULTRASONIC AND ELECTROSURGICAL FUNCTIONALITY Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18727770 MULTI-FUNCTION ULTRASONIC BLADES AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATING THE SAME Final Rejection Covidien LP
19337355 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ABLATING ANATOMICAL TARGETS FROM WITHIN A BLOOD VESSEL WITH IN-PROCEDURE FEEDBACK Final Rejection Steer Medical Inc.
18609075 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ADAPTABLE CLAMPING TIME Non-Final OA CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
18201456 ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18077001 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR WITH A LEAKAGE CURRENT DETECTION Non-Final OA OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18997168 INTRACARDIAC CATHETER WITH X-RAY EMITTING PROBE Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18669595 AMPLITUDE MODULATION TO ASSESS CATHETER ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18294711 THERMAL MODULATION AND DETECTION OF PERIVASCULAR TISSUES Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18000013 HIGH-VOLTAGE MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPLICATOR DEVICES FOR SUB-MICROSECOND PULSING Final Rejection PULSE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
18716158 CATHETER, CATHETER OPERATION METHOD, AND CATHETER SYSTEM Final Rejection ZEPTOMED, INC.

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