Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHAH, NILAY J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.9%
Allow Rate
+6.9% vs TC avg
647
Total Applications
+47.4%
Interview Lift
1203
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 571 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§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
18171479 SUBSTANCE DISPENSING DEVICE WITH SIGNALING DEVICE Final Rejection Ypsomed AG
18289294 INSULIN ON BOARD FOR GLUCOSE SENSITIVE INSULIN Non-Final OA Novo Nordisk A/S
18199638 SWITCHING AND CUSTOMIZATION OF GLUCOSE PREDICTION MODELS IN MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICES Non-Final OA INSULET CORPORATION
18358642 LIQUID MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18504823 IN-LINE AIR BUBBLE SUSPENSION APPARATUS FOR ANGIOGRAPHY INJECTOR FLUID PATHS Non-Final OA BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
17998338 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID INJECTION SYSTEM BASED ON HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE Non-Final OA BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
17796035 ISOVOLUMETRIC PUMP AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Washington University
17752089 POWER INJECTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection Medline Industries, LP
18306520 FLUID CONNECTOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
17833313 LEVERED IV FLOW REGULATION CLAMP ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18530780 Automatic Medical Injection Device Non-Final OA Becton Dickinson France
18565890 APPARATUS FOR FILLING A FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18238613 Extension Set Having Distally-Directed Extension Tube Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18204530 Indicator for Drug Delivery Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18296088 Drug Delivery Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
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
18491782 MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM, AND DISPOSABLE CONTAINER Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
17789028 DRUG-LOADED IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection SHANGHAI MICROPORT MEDICAL (GROUP) CO., LTD.
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
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
17766434 MICRONEEDLE SHEET AND APPLICATOR Final Rejection HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
17738200 Bioelectronic Devices to Support Transplanted Cells in Vivo for Encapsulated Cell Therapies Final Rejection The Children's Medical Center Corporation
18040664 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING VISCOUS PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA PHARMATHEN S.A.
18269961 SKIN PATCH DRUG INFUSION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18341049 CATHETER AND METHOD OF ACTUATING BALLOON Non-Final OA Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.

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