Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PAZ ESTEVEZ, GUILLERMO G

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783

This examiner grants 12% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

12.5%
Allow Rate
-57.5% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1456
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 8 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
26.5%
§102 Novelty
59.2%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17771935 RADIALLY ADJUSTABLE MULTI-CARTRIDGE COMBINATORIAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION Final Rejection Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
17812091 SECONDARY METHODS OF COMMUNICATING WITH A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Insulet Corporation
17553699 ON-BODY DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH ANTENNAS SECURED OUTSIDE OF A HOUSING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Insulet Corporation
17759554 MEDICAL DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17926279 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH INJECTION NEEDLE AND RETRACTABLE SHEATH Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17635714 ELECTRIC BREAST PUMP Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17487438 PLUNGER KIT, SYRINGE KIT, AND PREFILLED SYRINGE Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17770696 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SMART FLUID INJECTOR PERFORMANCE MONITORING Final Rejection BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
17971182 Guidewire Locking System for Catheter Placement Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18076218 CATHETER SYSTEM HAVING A LOCKING CAP Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18071893 SYRINGE WITH CONCENTRIC DUAL CHAMBERS Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17915310 Injector Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
17696469 MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection SANOFI
17572216 JACKET FOR WATERTIGHT SEALING A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18071092 STEERABLE ELONGATE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
17919231 INJECTION DEVICE WITH DISENGAGEMENT FEATURE AND METHOD FOR DISENGAGING A PLUNGER FROM A POWER SOURCE Non-Final OA West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
17701944 Medicament Preparation Devices, Methods, and Systems Final Rejection NxStage Medical, Inc.
17640156 DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING A FLUID Final Rejection Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH
17904274 ONE TIME USE FLUID METERING DEVICE Non-Final OA RXACTUATOR, INC.
17791767 AIR FREE SYRINGE CAP Final Rejection SJJ Solutions B.V.
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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