Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIM, ERIN ASA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3781 3791

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.0%
Allow Rate
+2.0% vs TC avg
107
Total Applications
+31.3%
Interview Lift
1060
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 82 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
59.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17770320 SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR DRUG DELIVERY AND COMPONENTS FOR PREPARATION OF THE SAME Final Rejection AMGEN INC.
18198306 ABSORBENT ARTICLE FOR FLUID MANAGEMENT Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18568134 BLOOD PERFUSION DEVICE TO REDUCE SECONDARY INFECTION IN HOSPITAL Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18688442 Needleless Vial Stopper Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18548147 SHAPE MEMORY ACTUATORS FOR ADJUSTABLE SHUNTING SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Shifamed Holdings, LLC
17871328 INTERMITTENT CATHETERS Final Rejection ConvaTec Limited
18551492 FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES HAVING A MULTI-PART ADHESIVE COVER, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18246121 SECUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18702799 PREFILLED PATCH Non-Final OA LABNPEOPLE CO.,LTD.
18287862 ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING A WETNESS INDICATOR Non-Final OA ONTEX GROUP NV
18688453 HYDROCEPHALUS SHUNT Non-Final OA CERULEAN SCIENTIFIC INC.
18429782 BLOOD PROCESSING UNIT (BPU) WITH COUNTERCURRENT BLOOD/WATER FLOW PATHS IN THE HEAT EXCHANGER (HEX) Non-Final OA Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
18422214 Graduated Dose Dispenser And Applicator Non-Final OA Davies Pharmaceuticals LLC
18541535 HEART-LUNG BYPASS MACHINE SYSTEM AND METHODS Non-Final OA LivaNova Deutschland GmbH
18568157 GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES Non-Final OA AqueSys, Inc.
17930504 TRAY AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS PACKAGING, STORAGE AND ACCESS Final Rejection Potrero Medical, Inc.
18388831 DEVICE FOR STORING AN OBJECT OR SUBSTANCE AND MONITORING DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE AND/OR RADIATION Non-Final OA dot.COOL Group Inc.
18553085 TUNABLE DEVICE FOR TREATING EYE DISEASE Non-Final OA Avisi Technologies, Inc.

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