Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772 3786 3792

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.1%
Allow Rate
-24.9% vs TC avg
717
Total Applications
+40.2%
Interview Lift
1584
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 661 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.0%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
50.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19250183 COMPRESSIBLE FIT EARPLUG WITH PLANAR INSERT Non-Final OA Hearos, LLC
18857364 STRETCH TO FIT BANDAGE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
19218276 SURGICAL DRAPE Non-Final OA MOMENTIS SURGICAL LTD.
19213897 EXTERNAL MALE INCONTINENCE CLAMP Non-Final OA Wiesner Healthcare Innovation LLC
17911496 Barrier Mask Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18230857 DRAPING A WALL OF AN IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
19016454 MEDICAL DRESSINGS WITH STIFFENING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18687845 Nonwoven with Bio Particles and Methods of Making the Same Non-Final OA SOLVENTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES COMPANY
18015902 CONFORMABLE MEDICAL DRESSING Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
17917306 MEDICAL ADHESIVE ARTICLES HAVING A LOW EFFECTIVE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
19108416 ORAL USE OF AN IN-MOUTH WEARABLE DEVICE IN THE TREATMENT OF DYSPHAGIA Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY
18698986 DEVICE FOR COVERING AN AREA OF THE BODY OF A PATIENT Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
17547502 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES FOR ORTHOTICS Final Rejection Hanger, Inc.
18820981 WOUND DRESSING Final Rejection SCAPA UK LIMITED
16004213 SIMPLIFIED STERILE BAG WITH PACKAGING AND METHOD FOR REDUCING DEPLOYMENT STEPS Final Rejection Canon U.S.A., Inc.
18769839 EASILY REPLACEABLE ADHESIVE BANDAGE FOR ADVANCED WOUND HEALING AND METHOD Final Rejection JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
18744793 TUBE OF COMPRESSION STOCKING WITH ZIPPER AND COMPRESSION STOCKING Final Rejection JIAXING MAX HOSIERY CO., LTD.
18740668 DRESSING OF TONGUE AND LIP TIES AFTER SURGICAL RELEASE AND CREATION OF ADDITIONAL ATTACHED (KERATINIZED) GINGIVAL TISSUE AROUND TEETH Final Rejection PAGA, LLC
18711672 A MEDICAL DRESSING Final Rejection MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
16442594 Multi-Layer Wound Care Device Having Absorption and Fluid Transfer Properties Final Rejection Milliken & Company
18442645 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPINAL DISC DECOMPRESSION Non-Final OA VerteCore Technologies LLC
18424612 MEDICAL BANDAGE Non-Final OA Changzhou Beifei Non-Woven Fabric Technology Co., Ltd.
18423720 MEDICAL TABLE AND SURGICAL DRAPE FOR USE IN SURGICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Mizuho OSI
18031519 PACKAGED MEDICAL ARTICLES WITH REDUCED PACKAGING Final Rejection Solventum Intellecual Properties Company
17289138 SURGICAL DRAPE Final Rejection NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
17420135 Rotating Mechanism, Portable Neck Supporter and Adjusting Method Thereof Non-Final OA Jiangsu Alphay Medical Devices Co., Ltd.

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