Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BOSWORTH, KAMI A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3767 3783

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.5%
Allow Rate
-1.5% vs TC avg
1050
Total Applications
+29.8%
Interview Lift
1359
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 974 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
26.4%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18600074 AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING A FIXED DOSE Final Rejection Ypsomed AG
17576311 INJECTION DEVICE WITH A SPRING FOR A NEEDLE PROTECTING SLEEVE Final Rejection Ypsomed AG
17770331 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
18342951 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OCCLUSIONS IN A FLUID PATH Non-Final OA Insulet Corporation
17661806 MULTI-LUMEN CATHETERS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17904051 A Modular Catheter System Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18190628 CATHETER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18060696 CATHETER Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17953959 Insertion Assemblies of Rapidly Insertable Central Catheters and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
17953860 Splittable Sealing Modules for Insertion Assemblies of Rapidly Insertable Central Catheters and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
17953663 Compact Insertion Assemblies of Rapidly Insertable Central Catheters and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
17881522 EXPANDABLE INTRODUCER Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18463770 UNIVERSAL FLUID CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A REGULATING VALVE COMPONENT Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
17939452 NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR Final Rejection CareFusion 303, Inc.
17926042 Cover for a Medical Injection Device Comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tag Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17920678 PRN ADAPTER Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17890827 PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS CATHETERS HAVING FLOW DIVERTING FEATURES Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17722884 Multi-Layer Self-Healing Membrane for Septal Closure of a Medical Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17673463 CATHETER TRACTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17381289 NON-LUER CONNECTORS Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18149943 Medicament Delivery Device Comprising a Locking Mechanism Having a Lever Non-Final OA SHL Medical AG
17795748 DIALYSIS SYSTEM AND APPARATUS WITH INLINE INDUCTIVE FLUID HEATING Final Rejection BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
18192960 ELONGATED CONVEYANCE ASSEMBLY HAS TACTILE FEATURE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
17797416 Balloon Protectors, Balloon-Catheter Assemblies, and Methods Thereof Final Rejection Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
17960111 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRE-FILLED MEDICAL DELIVERY DEVICES Non-Final OA Koska Family Limited
17781948 CONNECTOR, SYSTEM WITH CONNECTOR AND HOSE LINE, AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A CONNECTOR TO A HOSE LINE Final Rejection B. Braun Melsungen AG
18447435 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFETY SYRINGE Non-Final OA CREDENCE MEDSYSTEMS, INC.
18449528 INTRAVASCULAR FLUID CATHETER WITH MINIMAL INTERNAL FLUID VOLUME Non-Final OA Ablative Solutions, Inc.
17232695 EXPANDABLE CATHETER SYSTEM FOR FLUID INJECTION INTO AND DEEP TO THE WALL OF A BLOOD VESSEL Final Rejection ABLATIVE SOLUTIONS, INC.
18254120 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF INTERVERTEBRAL DISC BY INTRADISCAL MICRO-NEEDLE INSERTION Non-Final OA DiscGenics, Inc.

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