Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FLICK, JASON E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+10.2% vs TC avg
952
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
1145
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 914 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
33.6%
§102 Novelty
35.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18226414 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH STERILE FLUID FLOWPATH AND RELATED METHOD OF ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
17986185 PATCH-SIZED FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
17873971 INTEGRATED MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE FOR USE WITH CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR Non-Final OA DexCom, Inc.
17554845 INTEGRATED MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE FOR USE WITH CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR Final Rejection DexCom, Inc.
18368805 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND-ASSISTED DRUG DELIVERY Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18036682 BREAST PUMP Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18566312 Safety Clip for Medical Injection Device Non-Final OA Becton Dickinson France
18492682 DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL ANTISEPTIC CAPS Non-Final OA ICU Medical, Inc.
18008517 Wearable Electronic Device Final Rejection Sanofi
18369554 MEDICAL TUBE AND CATHETER Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18561871 SAFETY NEEDLE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Terumo Europe NV
18238753 INFUSION PUMP DOOR SEAL FOR VERTICAL INTRAVENOUS TUBES Non-Final OA BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
18366072 SURGICAL TOOL Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18334593 SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR ELONGATED MEDICAL DEVICE TORQUERS Non-Final OA Corindus, Inc.
17929177 Safety Syringe and Dosage Verification System Non-Final OA Thomas J. Shaw
17707464 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINED VESSEL OCCLUSION AND GAS ENRICHMENT THERAPY Non-Final OA Zoll Circulation, Inc.
18160514 ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY NEUROVASCULAR CATHETER Non-Final OA Imperative Care, Inc.
18275987 DEVICE FOR PULSED LIQUID DISPENSING, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Milchhof Reeßum KG
18381535 EMERGENCY MEDICAL INTERVENTION DEVICE Non-Final OA CORVICTUS, LLC
18376698 Surgical Irrigation Sleeve Formed of Polyether Block Amide Resin Non-Final OA Bausch & Lomb Ireland Limtied
18283649 RECEPTACLE FOR SINGLE-HANDEDLY UNCAPPING, RECAPPING AND DISPOSING A SYRINGE'S CAP AND NEEDLE Non-Final OA DECAP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED
18447259 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION Non-Final OA CorFlow Therapeutics AG
18357393 Intelligent Bioelectric Module for Use with Drug Delivery System Non-Final OA Bioelectric Devices, Inc.
18269642 MICRONEEDLES COMPRISING HORMONE-CONTAINING SURFACE-MODIFIED MICROSPHERES AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA SMALL'LAB CO., LTD.

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