Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HALL, DEANNA K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3767 3783

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.8%
Allow Rate
+5.8% vs TC avg
1192
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
1196
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1130 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
35.3%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18243495 METHODS OF MAKING AN EXPANDABLE SHEATH Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18007039 BIODEGRADABLE MICRONEEDLE PATCH FOR TRANSDERMAL GENE DELIVERY Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18218782 DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
19298072 Variable Flow Control Device, System, and Method Non-Final OA Bio Health Frontiers, Inc.
18254670 CONTROL OF MEDICAL FUNCTION UNITS, RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18114205 MEDICINE ADMINISTERING TOOL Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18344768 HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED SUBCUTANEOUS VALVE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
18337252 CATHETER FOR ULTRASOUND-GUIDED DELIVERY Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18347122 CONTINUOUS TUBING WITH ALTERNATING COMPOSITIONS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18203951 Battery-Free Sensing Solution for Drug Delivery Devices Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18254677 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PAUSING AN INFUSION PUMP DURING A DISPENSE STROKE TO IMPROVE OCCLUSION SENSING Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18154152 Vascular Access Device with Over-the-Catheter Introducer Needle and Near Patient Access Port Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18084644 Brush/Foam-Based Applicator for Dispensing Tissue Adhesive Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17718582 BLOOD CONTROL SEPTUM AND RELATED SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18039455 User Device, System and Method for Determining a Threshold Time for an Injection Device to Transition to an Operational Temperature Non-Final OA Sanofi
18039110 ARRANGEMENT FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanofi
18022411 OCCLUSION BALLOONS AND DISTAL THROMBECTOMY CATHETERS WITH BLOOD FLOW SENSORS AND AUTOMATED INFLATION Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
18507361 CATHETER Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18379279 GUIDE WIRE Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18263079 URINARY CATHETER KIT Non-Final OA B. BRAUN AVITUM AG
17841987 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING CIRCULATION DURING TREATMENT WITH ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS Final Rejection Novocure GMBH
18167475 MODULAR, PERCUTANEOUS DUAL-LUMEN CANNULA SYSTEM Final Rejection The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
18326080 FRONT-LOADABLE FLUID TRANSFER ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED MEDICAL FLUID TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.
18386155 PARTIALLY CRIMPED STENT Non-Final OA ADVANCED BIFURCATION SYSTEMS INC.
17288654 BALLOON INFLATION COMPOSITION AND SYSTEM FOR IN VIVO LOCATION CONFIRMATION Non-Final OA CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
18702776 BREATH-POWERED NASAL DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI), INCLUDING CONCUSSION, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Oragenics, Inc.
18333462 METHODS OF ABLATING TISSUE USING A CATHETER INJECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Ablative Solutions, Inc.
17916290 Carrier Element for Micro-Needles, and Micro-Needle Array Device Final Rejection LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
18259233 CATHETER ROBOT MODULE FOR TRANSLATION AND ROTATION OF A FLEXIBLE ELONGATED MEDICAL ELEMENT Non-Final OA ROBOCATH
18565071 MEDICAMENT DISPENSERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Bespak Europe Limited

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