Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3746 3783

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.7%
Allow Rate
-7.3% vs TC avg
942
Total Applications
+49.3%
Interview Lift
1370
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 857 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.5%
§102 Novelty
50.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18112455 MEDICAL BALLOON SENSING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18197962 Delivery Device Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18087058 Delivery Device Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods Final Rejection DEKA Products Limited Partnership
17871345 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUID DELIVERY Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
17735719 Handheld Closed-Loop Automatic Insulin Delivery System Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18451333 MULTI-START LEADSCREW FOR VARIABLE FILLING AND PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA INSULET CORPORATION
18450081 ADHESIVE LAYER WITH MULTIPLE STRENGTHS OF ADHESIVES FOR SECURING AN ON-BODY MEDICAL DEVICE TO A USER Non-Final OA INSULET CORPORATION
18014861 INFUSION PUMP Final Rejection INSULET CORPORATION
18196022 CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection ABIOMED, Inc.
18232084 CATHETER WITH RAPID EXCHANGE GUIDEWIRE PORT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18143853 Medical Device with Composite Core Wire Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17992096 INJECTABLE MATERIALS DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17988192 INTRODUCER WITH SALINE ANTECHAMBER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17809118 PASSIVE FLOW SWITCH FOR MEDICAL ASPIRATION Final Rejection Covidien LP
18163422 CATHETER AND METHOD FOR ENGAGING CATHETER Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18060173 CATHETER AND TREATMENT METHOD Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17970373 CLAMP Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18091149 WOUND DEBRIDEMENT BY IRRIGATION WITH ULTRASONICALLY ACTIVATED MICROBUBBLES Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18019939 PRIME TUBE CONFIGURATIONS FOR SYRINGE Final Rejection Bayer HealthCare LLC
17920878 MINIATURIZED MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A WAKE-UP DEVICE Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
17944113 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A LEAKING OCCLUDER VALVE Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18283626 DUAL PIEZOELECTRIC STACK PLUNGER SUB-ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
18272788 OCCULUSION SENSOR FOR PUMP ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18092583 Vascular Access System with Secondary Catheter Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18416958 Combination Connector and System for Enteral Feeding Non-Final OA Avent, Inc.
18298580 Methods For Ensuring Resuspension Of Paliperidone Palmitate Formulations Non-Final OA Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
18080931 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF LASER-DRIVEN MICROFUILD PUMPS Final Rejection University of Houston System
17988041 FUNCTIONAL POWDER DELIVERY DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
17695375 An Electromagnetically-Actuated Rim Driven Hubless Fan with a Single Stage and Non-Magnetic Bearings Non-Final OA EMBRAER S.A.
17954597 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PULSE MODE PUMPING IN INFUSION SYSTEMS Final Rejection Baxter Healthcare SA

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