USPTO Art Unit 3794 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3794
Group: 3790
Tech Center: 3700
Total Cases: 8,157
Last Active: April 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19098670MOISTURE-RESISTANT ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORApril 2025May 2025Allow100YesNo
19046264ELECTRICAL ENERGY ABLATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TISSUEFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19016030ENHANCED MEDICAL DEVICE FOR USE IN BODILY CAVITIES, FOR EXAMPLE AN ATRIUMJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
19016112ENHANCED MEDICAL DEVICE FOR USE IN BODILY CAVITIES, FOR EXAMPLE AN ATRIUMJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
19007196METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PUNCTURING TISSUEDecember 2024March 2025Allow310YesNo
18966484Treatment of Kidney Disease Using Renal Nerve Denervation Via the Renal PelvisDecember 2024June 2025Allow620NoNo
18964008COMPOSITE MICRONEEDLE STRUCTURE BASED ON INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIPNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18863669Nasal turbinate hemostatic electrodeNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18939459METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY DISORDERSNovember 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18936888DEVICE FEATURES AND DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR LONG-TERM ADHESIONNovember 2024March 2025Allow410YesNo
18932414SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE ABLATION VOLUME PREDICTION BASED ON TISSUE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AND ANATOMICAL SEGMENTATIONOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18920703SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING FUNCTION OF SPINE STABILIZATION MUSCLES ASSOCIATED WITH A SPINE SURGERY INTERVENTIONOctober 2024June 2025Abandon810NoNo
18916470PATIENT THERMAL REGULATION SYSTEMSOctober 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18897979END TOOL OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND ELECTROCAUTERIZATION SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SAMESeptember 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18893635Gastrointestinal Diagnostic AidSeptember 2024March 2025Allow611YesNo
18892236PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICESeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18885316APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSVASCULAR ACCESS TO THE BRAINSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810YesNo
18883162SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECORDING FROM THE EYESeptember 2024June 2025Allow910YesNo
18882606MULTI-SENSOR PATCH AND SIGNAL ANALYZER THAT ENABLE SAFE CARDIAC ABLATIONSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610YesNo
18824027TISSUE ABLATION CATHETER WITH PASSIVE CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS TO SHAPE ELECTRIC FIELDSSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18819077Endoscopic Bipolar Forceps with Variable Temperature ControlAugust 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18841695Plasma surgical electrode and instrumentAugust 2024June 2025Allow920NoNo
18809260PERCUTANEOUS SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR PIRIFORMIS SYNDROMEAugust 2024March 2025Allow720NoNo
18806604DEVICE FEATURES AND DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR LONG-TERM ADHESIONAugust 2024May 2025Allow910NoNo
18806584DEVICE FEATURES AND DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR LONG-TERM ADHESIONAugust 2024March 2025Allow710YesNo
18804616PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD MULTI-ELECTRODE ABLATION APPARATUSAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18804832SYSTEMS FOR TREATING NERVES WITHIN BONEAugust 2024June 2025Allow1121YesNo
18801599INHALED INTERNAL HEAT/THERMAL CONDUCTION THERAPY FOR ESOPHAGEAL CANCERAugust 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18788552PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICEJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18787937PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICEJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18778387METHODS FOR ACCESSING NERVES WITHIN BONEJuly 2024April 2025Allow910YesNo
18766559PORTABLE SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR COLD THERAPY WITH OPTIONAL COMPRESSION THERAPYJuly 2024December 2024Allow610NoNo
18766548PORTABLE SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR COLD THERAPY WITH OPTIONAL HEAT AND COMPRESSION THERAPYJuly 2024September 2024Allow300YesNo
18724778METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A CONNECTION TERMINALJune 2024May 2025Allow1100YesNo
18756131PROFILE PARAMETER SELECTION ALGORITHM FOR ELECTROPORATIONJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18754711CATHETER SYSTEMSJune 2024April 2025Allow920NoNo
18750426FLEXIBLE CRYOPROBEJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18750950TIMED ENERGY DELIVERYJune 2024May 2025Allow1010YesNo
18747645SYSTEMS FOR INCISING TISSUEJune 2024September 2024Allow300YesNo
18741206MODULATION OF TARGETED NERVE FIBERSJune 2024June 2025Abandon1220YesNo
18741373SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING NERVES OR OTHER TISSUEJune 2024June 2025Allow1230YesNo
18739744HAND-HELD CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE INCLUDING CRYOGEN TEMPERATURE PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND METHOD THEREOFJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18738822Electrode Patch and Connection SystemJune 2024January 2025Allow720YesNo
18736081DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FRACTIONAL TREATMENT OF TISSUEJune 2024November 2024Allow510NoNo
18733393GENERATOR AND CATHETER FOR TISSUE ABLATIONJune 2024October 2024Allow410NoNo
18679535ULTRAPOLAR ELECTROSURGERY BLADE AND ULTRAPOLAR ELECTROSURGERY BLADE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAMEMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18678536DEVICES FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL NEUROMODULATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMSMay 2024March 2025Allow920YesNo
18674607METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE TISSUE ABLATIONMay 2024April 2025Allow1120YesNo
18674613METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE TISSUE ABLATIONMay 2024May 2025Allow1120YesNo
18709737ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING AND TREATING BIOLOGICAL TISSUEMay 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18660918MONOPOLAR ELECTROSURGERY BLADEMay 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18661568Cold Therapy System and Cold Therapy DeviceMay 2024September 2024Allow510YesNo
18651145BIPOLAR NERVE STIMULATION/MONITORING CUFFApril 2024October 2024Allow510YesNo
18647929SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL TREATMENT USING HANDHELD DEVICEApril 2024August 2024Allow310NoNo
18647755SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL TREATMENT USING HANDHELD DEVICEApril 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18647846SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL TREATMENT USING HANDHELD DEVICEApril 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18647879SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL TREATMENT USING HANDHELD DEVICEApril 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18647807SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL TREATMENT USING HANDHELD DEVICEApril 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18647890ESTIMATING STATE OF ULTRASONIC END EFFECTOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFORApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18646457ELECTRICALLY ENHANCED RETRIEVAL OF MATERIAL FROM VESSEL LUMENSApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18645088SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEAApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18644578OVERMOLDED ELECTROCAUTERY DISSECTING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS HAVING A GAS DELIVERY ASSEMBLYApril 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18643078ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM WITH TISSUE AND MAXIMUM CURRENT IDENTIFICATIONApril 2024May 2025Allow1300NoNo
18703683ELECTROSURGICAL RESECTOR TOOLApril 2024May 2025Allow1320YesNo
18641666FLEXIBLE MULTI-ARM CATHETER WITH DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED SENSING ELECTRODESApril 2024April 2025Allow1100YesNo
18641540CRYOSURGICAL DEVICE AND MATERIALS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFApril 2024December 2024Allow811NoNo
18639360ABLATION CATHETER AND OPERATION METHOD OF SAMEApril 2024September 2024Allow510YesNo
18638875MULTI-LOBE BALLOON FOR CRYOABLATIONApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18633235APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN ELECTROSURGICAL PROCEDUREApril 2024December 2024Abandon910NoNo
18631049ABLATION TARGETING AND PLANNING SYSTEMApril 2024October 2024Allow610YesNo
18625790TISSUE RESECTING DEVICE AND METHODSApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18623681PULSED FIELD ELECTROPORATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18624014EXPANDABLE ABLATION MECHANISMS FOR SHUNTING CATHETERSApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18620716APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN ELECTROSURGICAL PROCEDUREMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18617690COUPLABLE PORTABLE DEVICE FOR THE THERMAL MEDICAL TREATMENT OF SKINMarch 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18616916PULSED FIELD ELECTROPORATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18612572METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROMEMarch 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18609518UNIVERSAL WRAP FOR SECURING A THERMAL PACKMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18606053TUMOR ABLATION DEVICES AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18606965CATHETER WITH PLURALITY OF SENSING ELECTRODES USED AS ABLATION ELECTRODEMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000YesNo
18604179SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULSED-FIELD ABLATION WITH CHARGE-BALANCED WAVEFORMSMarch 2024September 2024Allow710YesNo
18603417PULSED FIELD ABLATION DEVICE AND METHODMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18602921DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING LUNG TUMORSMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410YesNo
18600704TOPICALLY APPLIED HEAT/THERMAL THERAPY FOR SKIN LESIONS AND OTHER DISEASESMarch 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18598068Dry physiological recording device and method of manufacturingMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010YesNo
18597533CATHETER APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR NEUROMODULATIONMarch 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18596016CARDIAC PULSED FIELD ABLATIONMarch 2024September 2024Allow610YesNo
18594942SURGICAL DEVICE AND METHODSMarch 2024September 2024Allow600NoNo
18587735CATHETER WITH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CONTROL HANDLE HAVING LINEAR MECHANISMFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18585833EEG HEADPIECE WITH TRANSMISSION CAPABILITIESFebruary 2024September 2024Allow600NoNo
18686270PORTABLE MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL MECHANICAL ARM WITH MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOMFebruary 2024November 2024Allow800NoNo
18583448ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE HAVING A LUMENFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910YesNo
18582795SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING TISSUE WITH RADIOFREQUENCY ENEREGYFebruary 2024June 2025Abandon1601NoNo
18582060DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING DAMAGE TO A TISSUEFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510YesNo
18581228ULTRAPOLAR ELECTROSURGERY BLADE AND ULTRAPOLAR ELECTROSURGERY BLADE ASSEMBLYFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18443718METHOD OF ANCHORING PULLWIRE DIRECTLY ARTICULATABLE REGION IN CATHETERFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18444623METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORATING TISSUE STRUCTURESFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1211YesNo
18444155TEXTILE BLANK WITH SEAMLESS KNITTED ELECTRODE SYSTEMFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500YesNo
18441474SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A MEDICAL PROCEDUREFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18439645CATHETER WITH INSERT-MOLDED MICROELECTRODEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1400YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3794.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
170
Examiner Affirmed
105
(61.8%)
Examiner Reversed
65
(38.2%)
Reversal Percentile
75.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 38.2% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
494
Allowed After Appeal Filing
148
(30.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
346
(70.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
33.8%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 30.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 3794 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3794 is part of Group 3790 in Technology Center 3700. This art unit has examined 8,157 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 72.4%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3794's allowance rate of 72.4% places it in the 33% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3794 receive an average of 2.30 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 84% percentile). The median prosecution time is 39 months (in the 10% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more challenging examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With more office actions than average, plan for multiple rounds of prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is longer than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.