Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PAZ ESTEVEZ, GUILLERMO G

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

11.1%
Allow Rate
-58.9% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1335
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
88.6%
§103 Obviousness
2.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19252857 SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF A THERAPEUTIC OR DIAGNOSTIC AGENT Non-Final OA Bayer Healthcare LLC
19252809 SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF A THERAPEUTIC OR DIAGNOSTIC AGENT Non-Final OA Bayer Healthcare LLC
17926279 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH INJECTION NEEDLE AND RETRACTABLE SHEATH Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17553699 ON-BODY DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH ANTENNAS SECURED OUTSIDE OF A HOUSING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Insulet Corporation
17487438 PLUNGER KIT, SYRINGE KIT, AND PREFILLED SYRINGE Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18049769 AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED SENSOR Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
17696469 MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection SANOFI
18071092 STEERABLE ELONGATE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
17501148 VENOUS ACCESS CATHETERS AND METHODS FOR PORTAL VENOUS SYSTEM CATHETERIZATION Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
17317717 VENOUS ACCESS CATHETERS AND METHODS FOR PORTAL VENOUS SYSTEM CATHETERIZATION Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
17572216 JACKET FOR WATERTIGHT SEALING A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18008173 MEDICAL PRESSURE GAUGE Non-Final OA B. Braun Melsungen AG
17759554 MEDICAL DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17919231 INJECTION DEVICE WITH DISENGAGEMENT FEATURE AND METHOD FOR DISENGAGING A PLUNGER FROM A POWER SOURCE Non-Final OA West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
17763821 AUTO-INJECTOR Non-Final OA Owen Mumford Limited
17640156 DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING A FLUID Final Rejection Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH
17904274 ONE TIME USE FLUID METERING DEVICE Non-Final OA RXACTUATOR, INC.
17749090 SELF-REMOVING ANIMAL DART Final Rejection 1346369 Alberta Ltd.
17756246 Systems and Methods for Automatic Intravenous Injections Non-Final OA Invictis Labs, Inc.
17630086 INTRAVAGINAL DEVICES, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO TREAT ATROPHIC VAGINITIS Final Rejection FemWell LLC
17553415 MEDICINE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE ATTACHABLE TO/OR DETACHABLE FROM MEDICINE PRESSURE INJECTION SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA IMPACT KOREA CO., LTD.
17440970 DOSE DELIVERY MECHANISM WITH SPINNING THROUGH PREVENTION Non-Final OA Haselmeier AG

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