Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PRICE, NATHAN R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nathan R. Price is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3763, where he has 517 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 53.4%, and the median days to allowance is 1484. These metrics suggest that while over half of the applications are eventually granted, the process typically involves an extended timeline. Practitioners should account for this 1484-day timeline when managing the 517 cases in this examiner's portfolio.

The data reveals an interview lift of 38.9%. This significant lift indicates that conducting an interview is a highly effective tactic for increasing the 53.4% baseline allowance rate. Given the 1484-day median pendency, the 38.9% lift offers a clear path for practitioners to improve their chances of success and potentially shorten the prosecution cycle. In Art Unit 3763, leveraging the 38.9% lift can be a key factor in navigating the 517 resolved cases and achieving a favorable outcome.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

53.4%
Allow Rate
-16.6% vs TC avg
561
Total Applications
+38.9%
Interview Lift
1484
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 517 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
27.0%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18187371 ELONGATED CATHETER ASSEMBLY HAVING GUIDEWIRE DEFLECTOR Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18930330 USER PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE PREDICTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18089335 SUPRACHOROIDAL INJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
18034788 Injector device for arrhythmia classification using measurement of cardiac activity and power analysis Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18389636 EXPANDABLE SHEATH AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18531307 EXPANDABLE SHEATH FOR INTRODUCING AN ENDOVASCULAR DELIVERY DEVICE INTO A BODY Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
17937245 LOW FLOW SWITCH FOR MEDICAL ASPIRATION Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18030427 INTRATUMORAL AND SYSTEMIC IMMUNIZATION USING FRACTIONAL DAMAGE-CREATING DEVICE WITH CHECKPOINT MOLECULES FOR CANCER THERAPY Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
18132575 Blood Culture Sample Collection Device with Optimized Distal Fluid Path and Pre-Positioned and Sterilized Discard Sample Vacuum Tube Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17839785 Drug Delivery Device Non-Final OA SANOFI
18339978 CATHETERS FOR EMERGENCY ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA University of Washington
18256109 INFUSION PUMP WITH OCCLUSION DETECTION Final Rejection ICU Medical, Inc.
17806847 INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PUMPS WITH SYSTEM AND PHARMACODYNAMIC MODEL ADJUSTMENT FOR DISPLAY AND OPERATION Non-Final OA ICU Medical, Inc.
17839647 METHOD FOR MODIFICATION OF MAXIMUM DELIVERY LIMITS IN AUTOMATIC DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS Final Rejection INSULET CORPORATION
17839645 HYBRID INJECTION-PUMP INSULIN DELIVERY Final Rejection INSULET CORPORATION
17991399 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMAGE-BASED SUPPORT OF A USER Final Rejection Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
17967831 COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING ANGIOGENESIS USING LIQUID TYPE PLASMA AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING ANGIOGENESIS USING SAME Non-Final OA AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18309239 ADHESIVE MEDICAL PATCH PORT Non-Final OA BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
17984838 PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PRESSURE SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIR DETECTION AND ULTRAFILTRATION MANAGEMENT Final Rejection BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
18034066 PATCH-TYPE DRUG INFUSION DEVICE Final Rejection MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17785410 HIGH RELIABILITY DRUG INFUSION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17923293 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHY Final Rejection University of Maine System Board of Trustees
18224498 PURGE SYRINGE Non-Final OA CardiacAssist, Inc.
17784994 FLUID DELIVERY APPARATUS WITH MICRONEEDLES Final Rejection SOFUSA HOLDINGS LLC

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