Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3781 3791 3796

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.3%
Allow Rate
-26.7% vs TC avg
150
Total Applications
+37.2%
Interview Lift
1344
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 90 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
1.5%
§102 Novelty
98.1%
§103 Obviousness
0.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18513340 SHUNT BARREL SENSOR IMPLANT ANCHORING Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
17753985 ABSORBENT ARTICLE Final Rejection Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
17695598 SYSTEM FOR PURGING NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
17046023 BRIDGE DRESSING WITH FLUID MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18698535 ASYMMETRIC ADHESIVE PACKAGING ENCLOSURE FOR EASE OF MATERIAL REMOVAL Non-Final OA Hollister Incorporated
17500464 UNDERPAD WITH WETNESS INDICATOR Non-Final OA Medline Industries, LP
17121025 ADJUSTABLE CANNULATION ASSEMBLY AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection LSI Solutions, Inc.
17771993 DISPOSABLE DIAPER Final Rejection Daio Paper Corporation
18182083 CONTACTLESS PROXIMITY CONTROLS FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
18139607 Device, System, and Method for Intraoperative Quantification of Blood Loss Non-Final OA H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
17576080 MEDICAL DRAINAGE STENT Non-Final OA Micro-Tech (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
16862072 System and Method for a Covering Final Rejection Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
16862090 Method and System to Control a Hydrocephalus Shunt System Non-Final OA Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
18290595 IMPLANTABLE SHUNTS WITH MULTI-LAYERED FLUID RESISTORS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Shifamed Holdings, LLC
18572101 ADJUSTABLE SHUNTING SYSTEMS WITH CONTROL ELEMENTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Shifamed Holdings, LLC
18759779 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HYDROCEPHALUS Final Rejection CEREVASC, INC.
16856835 MULTI-CHANNEL PIEZOELECTRIC RESONANT SYSTEM Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
17583814 SYSTEMS, CATHETERS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING ALONG THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Final Rejection PHARAOH NEURO, INC.
17790944 MEANS TO IMPROVE USABILITY OF A WOUND INSERT FOR APPLICATION TO DEEP WOUNDS Non-Final OA KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18562397 BLOOD PURIFICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA NIKKISO CO., LTD.
17770793 PANT-TYPE GARMENT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
18562376 APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Symbioco Ltd
18284946 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND TUBING Non-Final OA FREEFLOW MEDICAL DEVICES LLC
17784272 MEDICAL ARTICLE FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS OF DECUBITUS ULCERS Non-Final OA PAUL HARTMANN AG
17686751 UNIFORM INTERNAL DIAMETER FLUID DRAINAGE DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Oink Medical Group, LLC
17629479 ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING A FOLDED ABSORBENT CORE DEFINING ONE OR MORE CHANNELS Final Rejection ATTENDS HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC.

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