Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FARRELL, KATHLEEN PAIGE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.5%
Allow Rate
-15.5% vs TC avg
122
Total Applications
+33.6%
Interview Lift
1456
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 66 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
53.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17251977 METHOD FOR OPTICAL OPENING OF THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18114080 SINGLE CAVITY HEMOSTASIS VALVE HUB FOR INTRODUCER SHEATHS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
18038551 MILK STORAGE CONTAINER FOR FREEZING MILK Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18455747 CATHETER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17037212 PREFILLED SYRINGE, LIQUID MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM, AND SYRINGE PUMP Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17415655 KIT AND COSMETIC PROCESS USING MICRONEEDLE SHEET Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18098052 Reinforced Catheter Tips, Catheters, and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
19105361 AUTO-INFLATABLE PATCH ASSEMBLY FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO AN INTESTINAL WALL Non-Final OA ALMA THERAPEUTICS LTD
18088006 Safety Device for Shielding an Injection Needle of a Medical Container, and an Injection Device Including This Safety Device Final Rejection Becton Dickinson France
18455004 Injection Needle with Surface Texture Modification and Method of Manufacturing Thereof Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17339532 CONCENTRIC CATHETERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17339505 COILED VASCULAR ACCESS INSTRUMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17050321 DELIVERY DEVICE AND ADSORBENT Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18469706 Needle Arrangement Non-Final OA Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
18038795 A SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE CASSETTE UNIT Non-Final OA SHL MEDICAL AG
18038796 MEDICAMENT DELIVERY MEMBER HOUSING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SHL MEDICAL AG
18038799 A SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA SHL MEDICAL AG
16968134 INJECTOR AND METHOD OF INJECTING SOLUTION CONTAINING BIOMOLECULES INTO CELL NUCLEUS OF INJECTION TARGET USING THE SAME Final Rejection DAICEL CORPORATION
18038745 Drug Delivery Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
18038748 Drug Delivery Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
17742056 MEDICINE INJECTION TIP, HAND PIECE, AND SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE Final Rejection JEISYS MEDICAL INC.
18269527 CATHETER TO PATIENT LINE CONNECTION ASSIST DEVICE Non-Final OA Baxter Healthcare SA
17661507 INTRAVASCULAR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF FLUIDS AND THERAPEUTIC AGENTS INTO BLOOD VESSEL WALLS AND INTRAVASCULAR STRUCTURES Final Rejection INTERVENE, INC.
18497234 SECURE FLUID CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
17130846 PROCESSOR-CONTROLLED PUMP IN IRRIGATION LINE OF PHACOEMULSIFICATION PROBE Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
18275601 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ADJUSTABLE FLOW RATE Non-Final OA PAVmed, Inc
18268930 Wireless Communication and Power Conservation for Implantable Monitors Non-Final OA Veris Health, Inc.
18104694 Neurovascular Aspiration Catheter with Shaped Tip Final Rejection Toro Neurovascular, Inc.
17919237 CURVED BALLOON CATHETER RETRACTOR Non-Final OA SHANGHAI KECI MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
16951202 Container Assemblies For A Breast Pump Non-Final OA Willow Innovations, Inc.

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