Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHAH, NILAY J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783 3791

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.7%
Allow Rate
+6.7% vs TC avg
655
Total Applications
+47.1%
Interview Lift
1149
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 583 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
4.8%
§102 Novelty
82.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18317377 SYRINGES AND INJECTORS WITH CAPACITIVE SENSING AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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.
17998338 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID INJECTION SYSTEM BASED ON HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE Non-Final OA BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
17821994 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DRUG DOSAGE DELIVERY FOR AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDING A DRUG TO A PATIENT Non-Final OA INSULET CORPORATION
18296088 Drug Delivery Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
18029345 Injection Device with Sensor Assembly Final Rejection Becton Dickinson France
18204530 Indicator for Drug Delivery Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18033858 Drug Delivery System, and Barrier Apparatus and Pull Tab Therefor Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18094776 IV CATHETER DEVICE HAVING A NEEDLE COVER THAT FUNCTIONS AS A NEEDLE SHIELD Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18474732 WIRE LOCK FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
17936649 NEEDLE-FREE INJECTOR USING PULSED SHOCK WAVES Non-Final OA JEISYS MEDICAL INC.
18480258 VARIABLE DUROMETER DILATOR FOR INTRAVASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
17968197 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING PRESSURIZED FLUID TO A TARGET SITE ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18362007 BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER AND ANGIOPLASTY USING THE SAME Non-Final OA THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
17981231 DOSE DELIVERY MECHANISM Non-Final OA medmix Switzerland AG
17804118 MICRO-ELECTROPORATION BASED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM, METHODS FOR USE AND FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18491782 MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM, AND DISPOSABLE CONTAINER Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18341049 CATHETER AND METHOD OF ACTUATING BALLOON Non-Final OA Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.
18781451 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection Manta Implant LLC
18025281 DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING AN INFUSION OR TRANSFUSION, SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH A DEVICE Non-Final OA B. Braun Melsungen AG
17738200 Bioelectronic Devices to Support Transplanted Cells in Vivo for Encapsulated Cell Therapies Final Rejection The Children's Medical Center Corporation
18269961 SKIN PATCH DRUG INFUSION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18288676 VARIABLE DOSE THERAPEUTIC AGENT DISPENSER Non-Final OA NEUROCHASE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18240029 REFILL KIT FOR IMPLANTABLE PUMP Non-Final OA AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
18199941 High-Pressure Balloon for a Catheter and Method of Manufacture Non-Final OA Intervention Tech Inc.
18035347 MICROSYSTEM FOR DELIVERING MULTIPLE MATERIALS Non-Final OA Cursus Bio Inc.
18245888 DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY PREVENTION SYSTEM Final Rejection CEBIKA INC.
18006660 MEDICAL DOSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Lightnix, Inc.
18058452 Protection Against Unauthorized Access to Intravenous Catheter While Infusion In-Progress Final Rejection PICCGuard LLC

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