Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3767 3783

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.2%
Allow Rate
-11.8% vs TC avg
788
Total Applications
+27.7%
Interview Lift
1478
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 734 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18088000 FILTER FOR PARTICLES IN CATHETER PUMP SYSTEM Non-Final OA TC1 LLC
18453521 MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17913202 SYSTEM FOR AIR VOLUME CORRECTION BASED ON FLUID PRESSURE AND FLOW RATE Non-Final OA BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
17799541 DRUG INFUSION DEVICES COMPATIBLE WITH DRUG FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
17401623 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING EXOGENOUS PARTICLES FROM THE SKIN OF A PATIENT Final Rejection THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
16944588 SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT FACILITATE TATTOO REMOVAL Final Rejection THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
18035997 MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA SHL MEDICAL AG
18254494 NEEDLE AND SYRINGE USING SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18289008 Coded Housing Components for an Injection Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
18287256 HOUSING COMPONENTS AND MEDICAMENT CONTAINER FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanofi
18475927 Injector Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
18336880 Compositions And Methods For Treating With A Combination Of Alternating Electric Fields And FGF Inhibitors Non-Final OA NOVOCURE GMBH
18385674 IMPLANTABLE CRANIAL MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Biogen MA Inc.
18144799 PRESSURE REGULATOR FOR OCULAR SURGERY Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
18653043 POLYMERIC INJECTION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA CREDENCE MEDSYSTEMS, INC.
18116954 Flexure-Based Tubing State Sensor Non-Final OA Terumo BCT, Inc.
18036436 Intradermal Active Ingredient Delivery System Non-Final OA LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
18288736 Breast Pump Non-Final OA MEDELA HOLDING AG
18219477 SURGICAL TOOL FOR TRANSRETINAL PNEUMATIC DISPLACEMENT OF SUB-RETINAL HEMORRHAGE Non-Final OA OPTICGON LLC
18286418 CATHETERS INCLUDING METALLIC ALLOYS FOR INTRODUCTION OF THERAPEUTIC IONS Non-Final OA RAIN Scientific, Inc.
18087767 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW OF THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERED TO AN INFUSION CATHETER Non-Final OA TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
17418682 PLASTIC TUBING KINK REMOVAL DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Hemanext Inc.
18263496 A NOZZLE FOR A SYRINGE, A THUMB TAB FOR A SYRINGE, AND AN OSTEOTOME Non-Final OA NATURALSKN LIMITED
18261123 VOICE COIL VACUUM MOTOR WITH VIBRATION AND/OR RELEASE Non-Final OA LANSINOH LABORATORIES, INC.
18027291 DEFORMABLE PRE-PACKAGED DEVICE FOR INJECTING A LIQUID Final Rejection OROFINO PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP S.R.L.
18041623 PRESSURE SENSORS, INCLUDING OPTICAL PRESSURE SENSORS FOR AUTOMATED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA BYONYKS MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
18113858 MEDICAL FLUID TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited
17911154 FLOW RATE CONTROL REGULATOR FOR FLUID INFUSION Final Rejection MEDI LINE ACTIVE KOREA CO., LTD.
17144396 RESERVOIR CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Biocompatibles UK Limited

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