Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MENDEZ, MANUEL A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
1247
Total Applications
+8.0%
Interview Lift
1120
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1207 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18353523 TECHNIQUES ENABLING ADAPTATION OF PARAMETERS IN AID SYSTEMS BY USER INPUT Non-Final OA INSULET CORPORATION
18155215 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENSURING SUFFICIENT BOLUS DOSING FOR MEAL COMPENSATION 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.
18208021 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED FLUID DELIVERY IN MULTI-FLUID INJECTOR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Bayer Healthcare LLC
18226036 IV MEMBRANE ATTACHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18215372 DEVICE FOR DISINFECTING AND FLUSHING AN INTRAVENOUS CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18342344 DRUG ADMINISTRATION CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
18365924 SELF-PRIMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ICU Medical, Inc.
17927805 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING A MEDICAL INFUSION PUMP Non-Final OA ICU Medical, Inc.
18346000 PERFUSION DEVICE FOR A BLOOD VESSEL Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
17503304 ULTRA-SHARP MICRONEEDLE Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18353589 COLLECTION OF INJECTION DEVICE DATA USING ENERGY HARVESTED FROM AN EXTERNAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanofi
18030934 AUTOMATIC USER INTERFACE IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
18245243 SELF-STERILIZING FACE COVERINGS Non-Final OA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
18383088 APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS SPINNING OF COAGULATIVE POLYMERIC MICROFIBERS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS SPINNING OF COAGULATIVE POLYMERIC MICROFIBERS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
18205337 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING A THERAPEUTIC AGENT Non-Final OA Papeltec Overseas, Inc.
18323337 METHODS OF INTRAVENOUSLY ADMINISTERING DOFETILIDE Non-Final OA AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
18121980 DOFETILIDE DRUG DOSING METHODS AND SYSTEMS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE RELATED SOFTWARE Non-Final OA AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
18107785 ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUG DOSING METHODS AND SYSTEMS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE RELATED SOFTWARE Non-Final OA AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
18453197 PIXEL ARRAY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA SRGI HOLDINGS, LLC
18335938 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING MICRODOSES OF MEDICATION Non-Final OA Tandem Diabetes Care Switzerland Sàrl
18039623 STEERABLE CATHETER WITH FORCE SENSOR Non-Final OA Eindhoven Medical Robotics B.V.
18321455 SYSTEM FOR REDUCING LOCAL DISCOMFORT Final Rejection Awair, Inc.
18306165 THERAPEUTIC ENDOTRACHEL SYSTEM Non-Final OA New Treatment Horizons, LLC
18247525 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF TREATMENT DEVICE CHURN Non-Final OA Reciprocal Labs Corporation
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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