Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BOUCHELLE, LAURA A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3771 3783

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+10.2% vs TC avg
1,238
Total Applications
+10.4%
Interview Lift
1174
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1199 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
75.0%
§103 Obviousness
4.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17798754 ALTERNATIVE CANNULA CONFIGURATIONS TO CONTROL FLUID DISTRIBUTION IN TISSUE Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
19312073 LUER TAPER WITH LOW DEAD SPACE ELEMENT Non-Final OA OcuJect, LLC
18743859 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING OMALIZUMAB Final Rejection Genentech, Inc.
18510424 FILTER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
17979100 FLUORO-LESS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING CATHETER-BASED BLOOD PUMPS Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18137675 MEDICAL DEVICE RELEASE SYSTEM Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18449984 TRANSCUTANEOUS FLUID TRANSFER DEVICE WITH EXPOSURE GUARD Final Rejection CareFusion 303, Inc.
18072183 INTRAVENOUS SET HAND PUMP Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
17777528 Catheter System for Surgical Access and Therapeutics Delivery Final Rejection THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
18199068 Vascular Access Device with Extendable Catheter Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17625689 DRUG DELIVERY USING MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
18193837 Compositions And Methods For Treating With A Combination Of Alternating Electric Fields And Ion Channel Inhibitors Non-Final OA NOVOCURE GMBH
18738847 Syringe with Flat Indicia Display Surface Non-Final OA Thomas J. Shaw
17997334 NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection B. Braun Melsungen AG
18508297 FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA TC1 LLC
18462457 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA SENSILE MEDICAL AG
18549999 AUTOMATIC NEEDLE-FREE INJECTOR CONTAINER UNIT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Vaccination Kiosks, LLC
17983478 Applicator for Implant Insertion Non-Final OA Lupin Inc.
18026039 MEDICAL SYRINGE WITH NEEDLE GUARD Non-Final OA TRENTA2 S.R.L.
17702756 METHOD OF ACCESSING AN ENDOCORDIAL SITE, LUNGS OR ABDOMINAL ORGANS Non-Final OA Staffan Holmin

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