Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3767 3774 3783

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.5%
Allow Rate
-11.5% vs TC avg
1,082
Total Applications
+36.7%
Interview Lift
1244
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1010 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18048517 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING MIXTURES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17879467 LOCKOUT MECHANISM FOR SINGLE USE DEVICE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18040282 MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE WITH SENSING SYSTEM Final Rejection Eli Lilly and Company
18223628 MEDICAL DEVICE SUPPORT DEVICES Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
16965633 FAST-SWELLING, HIGHLY-SWELLABLE, ROBUST HYDROGEL BALLOONS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17759772 SYRINGE AND SYRINGE BODY Final Rejection Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
18238592 Catheter Assembly with Elongated Arm and Stabilization Platform Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18297536 ELECTRONIC MODULES FOR A SYRINGE Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17904099 DIRECTED GAS FLOW ACCESSORY FOR PROVIDING GASES TO AND VENTING GASES FROM A PATIENT Final Rejection FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
18572080 WIRELESS PHASE TRANSITION IMPLANTABLE PUMP Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18294960 SAFETY DEVICE FOR A NEEDLE AND SAFETY NEEDLE SYSTEM COMPRISING A SAFETY DEVICE Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
17946809 SYRINGE ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID-MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18289298 CODED HOUSING COMPONENTS FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Sanofi
18013769 Needle Shield Removal Assembly, Method for Assembling Thereof and Drug Delivery Device Final Rejection Sanofi
17916144 Injector Device Final Rejection Sanofi
17956570 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanofi
16990126 Supplemental Device for Attachment to an Injection Device Final Rejection Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
18689723 INFUSION PUMP Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
18269757 SKIN PATCH DRUG INFUSION DEVICE Final Rejection MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17787087 DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A FLUID PRODUCT Non-Final OA APTAR FRANCE SAS

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