Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BOUCHELLE, LAURA A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.1%
Allow Rate
+10.1% vs TC avg
1235
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
1220
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1188 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
28.3%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18743859 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING OMALIZUMAB Final Rejection Genentech, Inc.
19312073 LUER TAPER WITH LOW DEAD SPACE ELEMENT Non-Final OA OcuJect, LLC
18508297 FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA TC1 LLC
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.
18061648 CATHETER SHAFT GRIP APPARATUS Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18449984 TRANSCUTANEOUS FLUID TRANSFER DEVICE WITH EXPOSURE GUARD Non-Final OA 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
17625689 DRUG DELIVERY USING MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
18199068 Vascular Access Device with Extendable Catheter Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18194442 MEDICAL CONNECTORS Non-Final OA ICU Medical, Inc.
18289267 CODED HOUSING COMPONENTS FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanofi
18296660 STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICE, HANDLE FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18151328 STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICE, HANDLE FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18307709 BREAST POCKET IRRIGATION APPARATUSES AND METHODS Final Rejection TELA Bio, Inc.
17936828 Preventing Collapse or Narrowing of a Through Lumen of a Catheter Shaft in a Balloon Guide Catheter Hub During Aggressive Inflation Final Rejection Neuravi Limited
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
18619321 INTRACANALICULAR DEPOT INSERTER DEVICE Non-Final OA OCULAR THERAPEUTIX, INC.
18462457 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA SENSILE MEDICAL AG
18549999 AUTOMATIC NEEDLE-FREE INJECTOR CONTAINER UNIT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Vaccination Kiosks, LLC
18548814 INTRAVENOUS DELIVERY OF LARGE VOLUMES OF GAS WITH HIGHLY PRESSURIZED SUPERSATURATED SOLUTION Non-Final OA CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON
17983478 Applicator for Implant Insertion Non-Final OA Lupin Inc.
18272874 Stopper Assembly for Prefilled Injection Device Non-Final OA Becton Dickinson Holdings Pte. Ltd.
18026039 MEDICAL SYRINGE WITH NEEDLE GUARD Non-Final OA TRENTA2 S.R.L.
18025128 Medical syringe with passive needle protection Non-Final OA TRENTA2 S.R.L.
17541331 PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Embecta Corp.

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