Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GRAY, PHILLIP A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3767 3783

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.0%
Allow Rate
+4.0% vs TC avg
931
Total Applications
+10.6%
Interview Lift
1465
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 901 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
70.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17566823 Delivery Device Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
17520333 REMOTE CONTROL OF ARTICULATED CATHETER EMULATING HAND-HELD MOTIONS Final Rejection Covidien LP
18109039 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Catheter and Related Systems and Methods Final Rejection Regents of the University of Minnesota
18039045 DRIVE SUBASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, ARRANGEMENT, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, CONTAINER-HOLDER SUBASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, KIT AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanofi
18305751 Medicament Delivery Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
18624859 Anatomical Attachment Device and Associate Methods of Use Non-Final OA Faction Imaging Inc.
18159970 REMOVABLE DUAL FUNCTION LOADING TOOL & PROTECTOR FOR DRUG COATED MEDICAL DEVICES Final Rejection Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18452096 MEANS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING CELLS SECRETING A THERAPEUTIC COMPOUND Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
17534151 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF A SOLUTION INTO A BODY ORIFICE Final Rejection Wiesman Holdings, LLC
18324916 FORKED PHACOEMULSIFICATION NEEDLE Non-Final OA Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
18309223 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUAL ASPIRATION AND REMOVAL OF AN UNDESIRABLE MATERIAL Non-Final OA AngioDynamics, Inc.
18230421 TIE-LAYER COATING FOR CATHETER LINERS Non-Final OA ZEUS COMPANY INC.
18263394 NEAR INFRARED PHOTOIMMUNOTHERAPY (NIR-PIT) COMBINATION THERAPY TO TREAT CANCER Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
18260865 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH RELEASABLE ATTACHMENT PART Non-Final OA Biograil APS
17786487 APPLICATORS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING A MICRONEEDLE PATCH TO A SKIN OF A SUBJECT, AND MICRONEEDLE PATCHES Non-Final OA UPRAX MICROSOLUTIONS B.V.
17277654 MEDICAL TUBE POSITION CONFIRMATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA OTSUKA CLINICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

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