Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Carefusion 303 Inc.

45 pending office actions • 15 art units • 37 examiners • 0 of 45 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 91 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

45
Total Pending OAs
26
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 45 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

17
Overdue
1
Due this week
19
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
4
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 45 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (17)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (19)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (4)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

1
Hard (2%)
39
Medium (87%)
3
Easy (7%)
2
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§103 only32 (71%)
§102 only7 (16%)
§112 only3 (7%)
No statute on record2 (4%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

5
Life Sciences
11% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
1
Communications
2% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
38
Mechanical / Eng
84% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

450 h
Manual time on pending OAs
90 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
158 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PAULSON, SHEETAL R. 2 39.0% +16.6%
LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH 2 70.3% +34.1%
BOSWORTH, KAMI A 2 68.9% +29.4%
BOUCHELLE, LAURA A 2 80.2% +10.4%
STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 2 62.7% +49.4%
RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 2 25.0% +55.6%
TAYLOR, MARISSA ENVENESIA 2 73.7% +41.7%
PRICE, NATHAN R 2 52.4% +39.6%
GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L 1 57.3% +39.7%
GEDRA, OLIVIA ROSE 1 0.0% +0.0%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18072183 INTRAVENOUS SET HAND PUMP BOUCHELLE, LAURA A 14d
18449984 TRANSCUTANEOUS FLUID TRANSFER DEVICE WITH EXPOSURE GUARD BOUCHELLE, LAURA A 71d

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17955981 INTRAVENOUS SET DURATION MONITOR RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 96d overdue
17899031 INTRAVENOUS TUBING UPPER FITMENT RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 32d overdue
16532343 MANAGING RE-USE OF RETURNED MEDICATIONS PAULSON, SHEETAL R. 10d overdue
18876093 SOON-TO-EXPIRE ANALYSIS MODELS FOR MEDICAL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT GEDRA, OLIVIA ROSE 26d

Interview Candidates (17)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17955981 INTRAVENOUS SET DURATION MONITOR RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 96d overdue
17899031 INTRAVENOUS TUBING UPPER FITMENT RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 32d overdue
18620760 HEALTHCARE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM PAULSON, SHEETAL R. 15d overdue
18488392 ANTIMICROBIAL INTRAVENOUS SET LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH 11d overdue
19100001 CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR CLINICAL GUIDANCE GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L 10d overdue
17841583 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAULTY OCCLUDER VALVE PRICE, NATHAN R 10d overdue
16532343 MANAGING RE-USE OF RETURNED MEDICATIONS PAULSON, SHEETAL R. 10d overdue
18271425 LIGHT PROTECTIVE INFUSION SET DEVICES LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH 7d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3783 21
3753 4
3741 3
1782 3
3681 2
3615 2
3687 2
3683 1
3682 1
2688 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19100001 CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR CLINICAL GUIDANCE GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L 3683 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2025
18876093 SOON-TO-EXPIRE ANALYSIS MODELS FOR MEDICAL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT GEDRA, OLIVIA ROSE 3681 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Dec 17, 2024
18975599 FLUID CONNECTOR SYSTEM COLON MORALES, DAVID 3753 Other Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Dec 10, 2024
18954977 STABLE FLOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY ARUNDALE, ROBERT K 3753 §102 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Nov 21, 2024
18857421 MEDICATION INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM VAN DUZER, ALEXIS KIM 3682 §102 Final Rejection 33d Pending Oct 16, 2024
18787987 PASSIVE ALARM STATE ADJUSTMENT MA, KAM WAN 2688 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Jul 29, 2024
18620760 HEALTHCARE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM PAULSON, SHEETAL R. 3615 §102 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2024
18595972 CONNECTOR COUPLING ASSEMBLY WADDY, JONATHAN J 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Mar 05, 2024
18571117 AUTOMATED DISPENSING CABINET TRIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BOLEN, NICHOLAS D 3624 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Dec 15, 2023
18536647 CONICAL CHECK VALVES MURPHY, KEVIN F 3753 §102 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Dec 12, 2023
18561652 ROBOTIC PRESCRIPTION FILLING SYSTEM TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B 3687 §103 Final Rejection 73d overdue Pending Nov 16, 2023
18493432 SELF-INFLATING CUFF FOR USE WITH IV SET TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE 3783 §112 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Oct 24, 2023
18489691 PUMPS FOR IMPROVING FLUID DELIVERY AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FREDRICKSON, COURTNEY B 3783 §112 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2023
18488392 ANTIMICROBIAL INTRAVENOUS SET LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2023
18377262 SECURE REFRIGERATED BIN SYSTEMS OGG, DAVID EARL 2119 Other Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Oct 05, 2023
18480642 SPINNING COMPONENT SUNG, GERALD LUTHER 3741 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Oct 04, 2023
18463770 UNIVERSAL FLUID CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A REGULATING VALVE COMPONENT BOSWORTH, KAMI A 3783 §102 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Sep 08, 2023
18462823 AUTOMATIC SAFETY ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM NAJARIAN, LENA 3687 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Sep 07, 2023
18449984 TRANSCUTANEOUS FLUID TRANSFER DEVICE WITH EXPOSURE GUARD BOUCHELLE, LAURA A 3783 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Aug 15, 2023
18365340 FLUID FLOW DISCONNECT SENSOR AND ALARM SYSTEM OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES 3783 §112 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Aug 04, 2023
18271425 LIGHT PROTECTIVE INFUSION SET DEVICES LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Jul 07, 2023
18347122 CONTINUOUS TUBING WITH ALTERNATING COMPOSITIONS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES HALL, DEANNA K 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jul 05, 2023
18328695 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING A FLUID FROM A CONTAINER TO AN INFUSION LINE GOLOVAN, MARK 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jun 02, 2023
18307767 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING GAS FROM AN INFUSION LINE HE, QIANPING 1776 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Apr 26, 2023
18129296 MULTILAYER MEDICAL TUBING WITH LOW SORBABILITY MIGGINS, MICHAEL C 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Mar 31, 2023
18184949 INTRAVENOUS CATHETER CLAMPS NGUYEN, ANDREW H 3741 §103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2023
18184218 HEMOLYSIS-REDUCTION ACCESSORIES FOR DIRECT BLOOD DRAW LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P 3791 §103 Final Rejection 107d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2023
18183476 INTRAVENOUS SET WITH PUMP INTERFACE FOR RAPID INFUSION VIA REUSABLE DRIVER NG, HENRY 3741 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Mar 14, 2023
18072183 INTRAVENOUS SET HAND PUMP BOUCHELLE, LAURA A 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Nov 30, 2022
17984089 INTRAVENOUS BLOOD SET FOOT PUMP NORTH, ISABELLA SARAH HYO SO 3783 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Nov 09, 2022
17923209 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION OF INFUSION INFORMATION AND OBTAINING REMOTE ASSISTANCE FOR AN ONGOING INFUSION STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 3783 §103 Final Rejection 62d Pending Nov 03, 2022
17978613 SINGLE USE DISPOSABLE TIME INDICATION DEVICES PEO, JONATHAN M 1779 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Nov 01, 2022
17955981 INTRAVENOUS SET DURATION MONITOR RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 3783 §103 Final Rejection 96d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2022
17952746 INTRAVENOUS SET WITH PUMP INTERFACE FOR RAPID INFUSION VIA REUSABLE DRIVER TAYLOR, MARISSA ENVENESIA 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Sep 26, 2022
17944113 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A LEAKING OCCLUDER VALVE STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Sep 13, 2022
17939452 NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR BOSWORTH, KAMI A 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Sep 07, 2022
17899031 INTRAVENOUS TUBING UPPER FITMENT RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2022
17888197 DUAL CHAMBER BLOOD HAND PUMP TAYLOR, MARISSA ENVENESIA 3783 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Aug 15, 2022
17853815 TUBING ANCHOR ALLEN, ROBERT F 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jun 29, 2022
17841583 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAULTY OCCLUDER VALVE PRICE, NATHAN R 3783 §102 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jun 15, 2022
17555287 SYNCHRONIZATION OF PATIENT ASSOCIATION DATA ACROSS A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION NETWORK GO, JOHN PHILIP 3681 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Dec 17, 2021
17407167 TUBING JUNCTION ASSEMBLY PRICE, NATHAN R 3783 §102 Final Rejection 40d Pending Aug 19, 2021
17020479 ALKALINE RESISTANT HALOGENATED PLASTIC FOR MEDICAL DEVICES KESSLER JR, THOMAS JOSEPH 1782 §103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Sep 14, 2020
16656330 MULTILAYER MEDICAL TUBING WITH ENHANCED ADHESION ROMANOWSKI, MICHAEL C 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Oct 17, 2019
16532343 MANAGING RE-USE OF RETURNED MEDICATIONS PAULSON, SHEETAL R. 3615 §101 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Aug 05, 2019

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