Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEWIS, KIM M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772 3786

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.6%
Allow Rate
+3.6% vs TC avg
1019
Total Applications
+12.9%
Interview Lift
1272
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 994 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
38.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18922098 WOUND PACKING Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew PLC
18788905 WOUND CARE MATERIALS, DEVICES AND USES Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew PLC
19211685 ANTIMICROBIAL HEMOSTATIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE AND MAKING Non-Final OA TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES II LLC
18868608 DRESSING CAPACITY INDICATOR Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18739542 DRESSINGS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A TISSUE SITE ON A PATIENT Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18968868 TWO-LAYER TENSION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSION GARMENTS Non-Final OA MEDI MANUFACTURING, INC.
19050423 Pressure Apparatus to Reduce Swelling After Medical Device Implantation and Related Method Non-Final OA William Beaumont Hospital
18967504 Multilayer Garments Worn During Wound Care Non-Final OA Create To Overcome LLC
18224352 NEGATIVE PRESSURE DRESSING AND METHOD OF USING SAME Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew, Inc.
18680583 TWO-PART WOUND DRESSING Non-Final OA Avant-Garde Medical Innovation, LLC
18703536 NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY AND PHOTOTHERAPY Non-Final OA KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18414671 WALKING BOOT INSERT FOR WOUND CARE Final Rejection FOOTPACT, LLC
18276224 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WOUND CARE DEVICE Final Rejection Life Sciences LLC
18214357 Blister Prevention System Final Rejection 2think, LLC
18327302 PLASTER PREPARATION, POLYMER FILM, SPRAY PLASTER SPRAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POLYMER FIBER NONWOVEN MATERIAL, POLYMER FIBER NONWOVEN MATERIAL, AND USES OF THE PLASTER PREPARATION Non-Final OA PolyMedics Innovations GmbH
18186716 DEVICES FOR BLEEDING REDUCTION AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Bio 54, LLC

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