Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3682

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.5%
Allow Rate
-23.5% vs TC avg
473
Total Applications
+27.1%
Interview Lift
1993
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 431 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.9%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18574820 RECOVERY LEVEL ESTIMATION DEVICE, RECOVERY LEVEL ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18493864 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18216659 WORKFLOW DEFINITION METHOD AND VITAL SIGN MONITORING DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18840454 Systems and Methods to Assess Neonatal Health Risk and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
19035631 NON-TRANSIENT COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATION METHOD Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17419095 MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING FAILSAFE STATE MACHINE Final Rejection Fresenius Vial SAS
16481065 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION BETWEEN A MULTIPLICITY OF MEDICAL PUMP DEVICES AND AT LEAST ONE COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Fresenius Vial SAS
17693146 ENHANCED REPORTING AND CHARTING OF VITAL SIGNS AND OTHER PATIENT PARAMETERS Final Rejection Welch Allyn, Inc.
17122365 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MEAL INFORMATION COLLECTION, MEAL ASSESSMENT, AND ANALYTE DATA CORRELATION Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
17530613 METHODS FOR PREDICTING MEDICATION INDUCED RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION Non-Final OA CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
17897579 SURGICAL PLANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREOPERATIVELY ASSESSING CENTER OF ROTATION DATA Final Rejection ARTHREX, INC.
18965901 HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONAL OUTCOMES NAVIGATION ENGINE Non-Final OA Integer Health Technologies, LLC
16879927 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PAIRING DEVICES IN AN AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM Final Rejection Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
18858236 MACHINE-LEARNING-BASED MEAL DETECTION AND SIZE ESTIMATION USING CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING (CGM) AND INSULIN DATA Final Rejection Oregon Health & Science University
18904418 SELECTING PATIENTS FOR THERAPY Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
17677970 CADx DEVICE AND A METHOD OF CALIBRATION OF THE DEVICE Final Rejection Optellum Limited
18633874 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PATIENT CARE Final Rejection Pearl Health, Inc.
18182155 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING Final Rejection Optum Services (Ireland) Limited
18535784 SYSTEM FOR ENSURING THE SAFETY OF A QUANTITY OF INSULIN TO BE INJECTED AND MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR REGULATING A GLYCEMIA OF A PERSON Final Rejection DIABELOOP
17793855 METHOD AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING INTESTINAL MICROBIOME ANALYSIS RESULT Non-Final OA HEM PHARMA INC.
17981552 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED ACTIVITY AND PROGRAM RECOMMENDER Non-Final OA League, Inc.
18363008 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING SPRAY DELIVERY Non-Final OA Apurano Pharmaceuticals GmbH
16442271 PRESENTING INSULIN THERAPY INSIGHTS THAT INCLUDE PRE-GENERATED CONTENT AT AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND RELATED SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.

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