Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/530,637

DEVICES, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING AGENTS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 06, 2023

Priority

Dec 07, 2022 — provisional 63/386,444

Examiner

WHITROCK, ZACHARIAH KIRBY

Art Unit

3783

Tech Center

3700 — Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Examiner Intelligence

WHITROCK, ZACHARIAH KIRBY View full profile →

Grants only 0% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

0 granted / 0 resolved

-70.0% vs TC avg

Minimal +0% lift

Without

With

+0.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

Avg Prosecution

26 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

98.2%

+58.2% vs TC avg

§112

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 0 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 06, 2023

Application Filed

May 12, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/185,821

Patent 12589206

MEDICAL INJECTION SYSTEM

3y 0m to grant Granted Mar 31, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

Grant Probability

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 0 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.