Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHAH, NILAY J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783 3791

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nilay J. Shah is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3763, with 608 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 76.3%, and the median days to allowance is 1154. The interview lift is a massive 46.9%, which is a very high value for this metric.

For the 608 cases processed, the 76.3% allowance rate and the 46.9% lift strongly suggest that interviews are the most effective way to secure a grant. The 1154-day median provides a clear expectation for the duration of the process. Practitioners should view the 46.9% lift as a critical strategic asset in Art Unit 3763. By engaging in direct dialogue, applicants can significantly improve their chances of success beyond the 76.3% baseline and potentially expedite the 1154-day median timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

76.3%
Allow Rate
+6.3% vs TC avg
668
Total Applications
+46.9%
Interview Lift
1154
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 608 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18199752 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A STRICTURE ALONG THE BILIARY AND/OR PANCREATIC TRACT Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18854188 Deflectable Catheter Distal End Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18474753 WIRE LOCK FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Final Rejection St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18661199 SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR SYRINGE Non-Final OA AbbVie Inc.
18491782 MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM, AND DISPOSABLE CONTAINER Final Rejection Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18700917 Securement Systems for Vascular Devices Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18293119 CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE, KIT, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18046699 INTRAVASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION INCLUDING PERFUSION Non-Final OA VANTIS VASCULAR, INC.
18547673 GEOMETRICALLY DEFORMABLE IMPLANTABLE CONTAINMENT DEVICES FOR RETENTION OF BIOLOGICAL MOIETIES Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18565890 APPARATUS FOR FILLING A FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18238613 Extension Set Having Distally-Directed Extension Tube Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18364256 CONTAINER FOR AN INJECTABLE MEDICAMENT Non-Final OA SANOFI
18296088 Drug Delivery Device Final Rejection Sanofi
18671531 MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIMITING THE USE OF THE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
18480258 VARIABLE DUROMETER DILATOR FOR INTRAVASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES Final Rejection Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18199638 SWITCHING AND CUSTOMIZATION OF GLUCOSE PREDICTION MODELS IN MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICES Final Rejection INSULET CORPORATION
18851640 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER USING ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA North Carolina State University
18836906 MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA SHL Medical AG
18711947 A subassembly of a medicament delivery device Non-Final OA SHL Medical AG
18700835 A medicament container carrier of a medicament delivery device and a method of assembling a medicament delivery device medicament container assembly Non-Final OA SHL Medical AG
18603010 Autoinjector for Automatic Injection of a Product Into an Injection Site Non-Final OA Becton Dickinson France
18530780 Automatic Medical Injection Device Final Rejection Becton Dickinson France
18853453 CAPACITIVE SENSOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Coloplast A/S
18705290 AUTOINJECTOR Non-Final OA medmix Switzerland AG
18362007 BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER AND ANGIOPLASTY USING THE SAME Final Rejection THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18288676 VARIABLE DOSE THERAPEUTIC AGENT DISPENSER Final Rejection NEUROCHASE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18149649 METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS TO TREAT CANCER Final Rejection RenovoRx, Inc.

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