Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1723 1789 3746 3783

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.8%
Allow Rate
-7.2% vs TC avg
953
Total Applications
+49.5%
Interview Lift
1291
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 877 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
28.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18232084 CATHETER WITH RAPID EXCHANGE GUIDEWIRE PORT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18143853 Medical Device with Composite Core Wire Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18631236 PUNCTURE NEEDLE, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18087753 PRESSURE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection CareFusion 303, Inc.
17809118 PASSIVE FLOW SWITCH FOR MEDICAL ASPIRATION Non-Final OA Covidien LP
19353455 TISSUE SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE REPAIR Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18091149 WOUND DEBRIDEMENT BY IRRIGATION WITH ULTRASONICALLY ACTIVATED MICROBUBBLES Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18039721 GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY LIGHT-EMITTING TUBE CAPABLE OF SUCTION AND POSITION ADJUSTMENT Final Rejection KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18135208 INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE FLUCTUATION CANCELLATION Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
18196022 CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection ABIOMED, Inc.
18115088 PHOTOTHERAPY METHOD, PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE, AND PHOTOTHERAPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18163641 CLIP INDWELLING DEVICE AND CLIP Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18272788 OCCULUSION SENSOR FOR PUMP ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18092583 Vascular Access System with Secondary Catheter Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18163422 CATHETER AND METHOD FOR ENGAGING CATHETER Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18060173 CATHETER AND TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18451333 MULTI-START LEADSCREW FOR VARIABLE FILLING AND PERFORMANCE Final Rejection INSULET CORPORATION
18146110 RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION OF IRRIGATED BALLOON CATHETER Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.

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