Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
645
Total Applications
+20.2%
Interview Lift
1347
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 621 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
28.0%
§102 Novelty
37.3%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18051272 VESSEL MODIFICATION USING COLD THERAPY Non-Final OA Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
18634617 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING CRYOABLATION INFORMATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18510160 CATHETER SHAPE DETECTION FOR MAP AND ABLATE CATHETERS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18727770 MULTI-FUNCTION ULTRASONIC BLADES AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17749466 IDENTIFICATION OF ELECTROSURGICAL ATTACHMENTS USING COLOR INDICATORS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18077001 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR WITH A LEAKAGE CURRENT DETECTION Non-Final OA OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18747174 METHODS AND ABLATION SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF SACROILIAC JOINT PAIN USING SHORT, HIGH VOLTAGE PULSES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18685447 NEUROMODULATION CATHETER Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18716158 CATHETER, CATHETER OPERATION METHOD, AND CATHETER SYSTEM Non-Final OA PARK, EUL JOON
18000013 HIGH-VOLTAGE MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPLICATOR DEVICES FOR SUB-MICROSECOND PULSING Non-Final OA PULSE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
17250446 CRYOABLATION APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA PIEDMONT MEDSYSTEMS (ZHUHAI) CO., LTD.
18686313 ELECTRODE APPARATUS FOR NERVE DENERVATION OR MODULATION IN VIVO Non-Final OA DEEPQURE INC.
18258466 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING COHERENT SINE BURST IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION ENERGY TO A BIOLOGICAL TISSUE Final Rejection ARGÁ MEDTECH SA
18007595 SURGICAL OPERATING SYSTEM AND MONOPOLAR-BIPOLAR HYBRID OUTPUT METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection SIMAI CO., LTD.

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