Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3767 3783

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.1%
Allow Rate
-11.9% vs TC avg
793
Total Applications
+27.8%
Interview Lift
1419
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 737 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.8%
§102 Novelty
82.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17913202 SYSTEM FOR AIR VOLUME CORRECTION BASED ON FLUID PRESSURE AND FLOW RATE Non-Final OA BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
18453521 MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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
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 Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
16944588 SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT FACILITATE TATTOO REMOVAL Final Rejection THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
18254559 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AN EMPTY RESERVOIR IN AN INFUSION PUMP Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18028355 Medical Injection Device Having a Biasing Component Engageable with a Plunger Rod Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18254494 NEEDLE AND SYRINGE USING SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
17859260 THREE-WAY UROLOGY CATHETER STOPCOCK AND UROLOGY CATHETER STOPCOCK ASSEMBLY Final Rejection The University of Toledo
18336880 Compositions And Methods For Treating With A Combination Of Alternating Electric Fields And FGF Inhibitors Non-Final OA NOVOCURE GMBH
18022956 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR VISUALLY DISPLAYING AN INJECTION PRESSURE OF A FLUID Final Rejection B. Braun Melsungen AG
18144799 PRESSURE REGULATOR FOR OCULAR SURGERY Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
18088000 FILTER FOR PARTICLES IN CATHETER PUMP SYSTEM Non-Final OA TC1 LLC
18653043 POLYMERIC INJECTION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA CREDENCE MEDSYSTEMS, INC.
18116954 Flexure-Based Tubing State Sensor Non-Final OA Terumo BCT, Inc.
18249691 A Connector to Fluidically Connect a Medical Device With Air and Water Tubes Final Rejection GA Health Medical Devices Limited
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.
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.
18087767 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW OF THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERED TO AN INFUSION CATHETER Non-Final OA TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
18027291 DEFORMABLE PRE-PACKAGED DEVICE FOR INJECTING A LIQUID Final Rejection OROFINO PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP S.R.L.
18113858 MEDICAL FLUID TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited
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.
17911154 FLOW RATE CONTROL REGULATOR FOR FLUID INFUSION Final Rejection MEDI LINE ACTIVE KOREA CO., LTD.
17852177 METHODS OF DELIVERING CELLS AND THERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO ORGANS AND EXTRAVASCULAR SITES Final Rejection SMARTCELLA SOLUTIONS AB
17144396 RESERVOIR CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Biocompatibles UK Limited

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