Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MENDEZ, MANUEL A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.1%
Allow Rate
+16.1% vs TC avg
1,254
Total Applications
+8.2%
Interview Lift
1057
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1222 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
63.4%
§103 Obviousness
2.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18514362 System, Method, and Apparatus for Detecting Coupling to a Patient Using One or More Electric-Field Sensors Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18208021 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED FLUID DELIVERY IN MULTI-FLUID INJECTOR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Bayer Healthcare LLC
18353523 TECHNIQUES ENABLING ADAPTATION OF PARAMETERS IN AID SYSTEMS BY USER INPUT Non-Final OA INSULET CORPORATION
18331515 GESTURE-BASED CONTROL OF DIABETES THERAPY Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
18316863 FLUID DELIVERY ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON PREDICTED PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
18353589 COLLECTION OF INJECTION DEVICE DATA USING ENERGY HARVESTED FROM AN EXTERNAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanofi
18342344 DRUG ADMINISTRATION CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
18219775 MULTIPLE USE DISPOSABLE INJECTION PEN Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18346000 PERFUSION DEVICE FOR A BLOOD VESSEL Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
18321220 METHODS OF INTRAVENOUSLY ADMINISTERING DOFETILIDE Non-Final OA AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
18315790 METHODS OF INTRAVENOUSLY ADMINISTERING DOFETILIDE Non-Final OA AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
18306660 METHODS OF ADMINISTERING DOFETILIDE Non-Final OA AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
18453197 PIXEL ARRAY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA SRGI HOLDINGS, LLC
18078784 COMBINED INFUSION SET AND SENSOR Non-Final OA PercuSense, Inc.
18039623 STEERABLE CATHETER WITH FORCE SENSOR Non-Final OA Eindhoven Medical Robotics B.V.
18205337 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING A THERAPEUTIC AGENT Non-Final OA Papeltec Overseas, Inc.
18306165 THERAPEUTIC ENDOTRACHEL SYSTEM Non-Final OA New Treatment Horizons, LLC
17928248 IMPLANTABLE INTRATHECAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR CHRONIC PAIN CONTROL Non-Final OA Bexar Biomedical
17917708 Membranes for Medical Devices Non-Final OA Defymed

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