Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3781

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.9%
Allow Rate
-10.1% vs TC avg
224
Total Applications
+44.5%
Interview Lift
1297
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 187 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
21.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18256720 THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERY CATHETER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17796039 CONTAINER ADAPTER AND DELIVERY ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
18489153 TIP VALVE FOR EYE DROP DISPENSER Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
17554653 PYLORIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17736744 COMPOSITE DRESSINGS FOR IMPROVED GRANULATION AND REDUCED MACERATION WITH NEGATIVE-PRESSURE TREATMENT Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18418118 APPARATUS FOR VACUUM BRIDGING AND/OR EXUDATE COLLECTION Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew, Inc.
18217432 CANISTER FOR A NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew, Inc.
18201396 TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING ACID-BASE HOMEOSTASIS Final Rejection Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland, GMBH
17539516 PACKAGED CATHETER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection ConvaTec Limited
17539533 PACKAGED CATHETER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection CONVATEC LIMITED
18534521 FLUID DISPENSER STERILIZATION USING EXOGENIC ABSORBERS Non-Final OA Verily Life Sciences LLC
18562626 AN INTELLIGENT PUMP-BASED FLUID COLLECTION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18035637 EXTERNALLY SUPPORTED DRESSING FOR NEGATIVE-PRESSURE THERAPY Non-Final OA KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company
17802880 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUPERSATURATED OXYGEN THERAPY BASED ON PATIENT PARAMETER FEEDBACK Non-Final OA Zoll Circulation, Inc.
18283918 CANISTER STATUS DETERMINATION FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DEVICES Final Rejection T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
18269935 NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DEVICES Non-Final OA T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
18579623 MENSTRUAL CUP WITH PRODUCT FOR VAGINAL RELEASE Non-Final OA ECAREYOU INNOVATION, S.L.
18579237 LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER Non-Final OA JMS CO., LTD.
18223907 CLOT CAPTURE MODULE FOR USE IN THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM Final Rejection Imperative Care, Inc.
18136047 STERILE FIELD CLOT CAPTURE MODULE FOR USE IN THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM Final Rejection Imperative Care, Inc.
18502997 INTERMITTENT URINARY CATHETER ASSEMBLY WITH PROTECTIVE SLEEVE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA WELLSPECT AB
18226406 WOUND THERAPY TUBESET SYSTEM FOR WOUND VOLUME ESTIMATION Non-Final OA KCI Licensing, Inc.
18195483 Wearable Garment for Negative Pressure Therapy Final Rejection Roivios Limited
18053333 ENDOVASCULAR IMPLANTS AND DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ACCURATE PLACEMENT Final Rejection Venova Medical, Inc.
16699887 CHEST TUBE MEMBRANE Non-Final OA SHARP MEDICAL PRODUCTS - CHEST TUBE, LLC.

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