Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772 3786 3792

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.5%
Allow Rate
-24.5% vs TC avg
721
Total Applications
+40.3%
Interview Lift
1421
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 673 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
76.2%
§103 Obviousness
0.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19250183 COMPRESSIBLE FIT EARPLUG WITH PLANAR INSERT Non-Final OA Hearos, LLC
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.
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
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
18857364 STRETCH TO FIT BANDAGE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18692421 A MEDICAL DRESSING FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Mölnlycke Health Care AB
17547502 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES FOR ORTHOTICS Final Rejection Hanger, Inc.
18820981 WOUND DRESSING Final Rejection SCAPA UK LIMITED
18429879 EASILY REPLACEABLE ADHESIVE BANDAGE FOR ADVANCED WOUND HEALING AND METHOD Final Rejection Kenvue Brands LLC
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
18669244 MALE INCONTINENCE CLAMP SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Cross Innovations LLC
17636799 WOUND DRESSING Non-Final OA T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
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
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.
17836802 SWADDLING GARMENT Final Rejection Little Beings Holdings PTY LTD

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