Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3700 3762 3792 3796 3799

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.8%
Allow Rate
+8.8% vs TC avg
590
Total Applications
+19.6%
Interview Lift
1243
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 571 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18942021 MACHINE-LEARNING FOR PROCESSING LEAD-INVARIANT ELECTROCARDIOGRAM INPUTS Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18529439 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT Non-Final OA CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
18639881 SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIA DISCRIMINATION Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18439601 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE OF A LAST FAR FIELD COMMUNICATION SESSION DURING A SUBSEQUENT FAR FIELD COMMUNICATION SESSION WHILE USING A SAME SESSION KEY Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18855908 BODY NOISE SIGNAL PROCESSING Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18406489 IMPLANTABLE VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18546070 CATHETER BLOOD PUMPS WITH COLLAPSIBLE PUMP HOUSING AND SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Shifamed Holdings, LLC

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