Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, PETER DANIEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3781

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.2%
Allow Rate
-20.8% vs TC avg
101
Total Applications
+52.2%
Interview Lift
1233
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 61 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
59.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18373875 BESPOKE WOUND TREATMENT APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USE IN NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew PLC
17676040 WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM AND DRESSING FOR DELIVERING OXYGEN TO A WOUND Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew PLC
17050248 FLEXIBLE CONTAINER FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF BIOPHARMACEUTICALS Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18057494 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CELL-FREE DNA Final Rejection The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
18316595 SYSTEM FOR WOUND THERAPY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18186065 FLEXIBLE WALL STORAGE UNIT FOR URINARY RELIEF SYSTEM Final Rejection B/E Aerospace, Inc.
17761970 REUSABLE URINARY CATHETER PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Hollister Incorporated
17617814 URINARY CATHETER DRAINAGE MEMBERS THAT RESTRICT FLUID DRAINAGE Final Rejection Hollister Incorporated
17065941 Catheter Patency Device Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
17776162 Manifold For Medical Waste Collection System Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
17616865 CALCULATION DEVICE AND DIALYSIS APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
18561815 DISPOSABLE PANT-TYPE GARMENT Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
18013844 STRIP ELEMENT FOR AN ABSORBENT HYGIENE ARTICLE Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
17178528 OUTLET VALVE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE Final Rejection CONVATEC LIMITED
17178501 OUTLET VALVE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE Non-Final OA CONVATEC LIMITED
18689532 FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE VERTICAL NONWOVEN MATERIAL Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18043807 FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18037601 DRESSING FOR ENHANCED RADIAL COLLAPSE Final Rejection KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18265181 Medical Suction Device, Suction Pump and Method for Controlling the Same Non-Final OA MEDELA HOLDING AG
17910183 A DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF OBESITY OR DIABETES OF A PATIENT AND A METHOD FOR SELECTING SUCH A DEVICE Final Rejection BariaTek Medical
18570437 ADAPTER FOR CLINICAL, MEDICAL AND LABORATORY CONTAINERS Non-Final OA Vertice Pharma LLC
18556395 MEDICAL DRAIN DEVICE Non-Final OA PMR DEVICE, LLC
17416508 SIMULTANEOUS ECMO AND CRRT Final Rejection TEL HASHOMER MEDICAL RESEARCH, INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES LTD.
16960121 APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING WOUND CLOSURE AND DELIVERING LOCAL TREATMENT AGENTS Final Rejection INKWELL HEALTH LTD.
18011223 Chest Drainage System Securing Apparatus Non-Final OA Securisyn Medical, LLC
17773782 COMPLIANCE SYSTEM AND SMART PACKAGE SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY DISPLAYING USE CONDITIONS Final Rejection INTELLIGENT DEVICES SEZC INC.
17555044 WOUND TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Zam Research LLC
17482021 MICTURITION DEVICE Non-Final OA Connexion Strategies LLC
17186762 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE ENHANCED DELIVERY OF TOPICAL SUBSTANCES Non-Final OA CRYOCONCEPTS LP

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