Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, PETER DANIEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3781 3786

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.2%
Allow Rate
-20.8% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1185
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 63 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
1.3%
§102 Novelty
97.1%
§103 Obviousness
0%
§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
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.
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.
17616865 CALCULATION DEVICE AND DIALYSIS APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
17178528 OUTLET VALVE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE Final Rejection 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
18042842 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING DISCHARGED URINE Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
17495513 ANTI-THROMBOGENIC COATING Final Rejection MOZARC MEDICAL US LLC
18013844 STRIP ELEMENT FOR AN ABSORBENT HYGIENE ARTICLE Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
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.
18265181 Medical Suction Device, Suction Pump and Method for Controlling the Same Non-Final OA MEDELA AG
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
16960121 APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING WOUND CLOSURE AND DELIVERING LOCAL TREATMENT AGENTS Final Rejection KATAPILLA LTD.

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