Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.2%
Allow Rate
-4.8% vs TC avg
482
Total Applications
+39.4%
Interview Lift
1203
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 419 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
82.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18764701 OPTIMIZING MEDICATION DOSAGE BASED ON ANALYTE SENSOR DATA Final Rejection Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
17509196 Microneedle Systems and Apparatus Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18386647 PROGRAMMATIC MEDICAMENT TITRATION WITH A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA INSULET CORPORATION
17302016 OPERATING MULTI-MODAL MEDICINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Insulet Corporation.
16995527 RATCHET DRIVE FOR ON BODY DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Insulet Corporation
16859544 FILLING ASSIST MECHANISMS AND KEYED INTERFACES FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES Non-Final OA INSULET CORPORATION
18196859 AIR BUBBLE REMOVAL CAP AND SYRINGE SET Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17609933 MEDICAL DRESSING FOR SECURING A TUBIFORM COMPONENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18597028 Integrating Electronics into the Stopper of a Cartridge Final Rejection Sanofi
18011267 Safety Device for a Needle Non-Final OA Becton Dickinson France
18202599 LUER FITTING DISINFECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17208994 CATHETER ADAPTER PUSH TAB AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
16889398 CATHETER ASSEMBLY FLUSHING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17457324 PUMP CASSETTE WITH RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG Final Rejection ICU Medical, Inc.
17227635 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Non-Final OA COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18616119 Syringe-Based Microbubble Generator Non-Final OA Agitated Solutions Inc.
18075959 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPY TITRATION IN HEART FAILURE Final Rejection Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18236023 DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING AN AUTOCONNECTION MECHANISM Final Rejection BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
17446147 System, Apparatus and Method for Maintaining Anterior Chamber Intraoperative Intraocular Pressure Non-Final OA Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
17231550 MODULAR VASCULAR CATHETER Final Rejection OrbusNeich Medical PTE. LTD.
16363310 SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING NEEDLES Non-Final OA HYDRAFACIAL LLC
18491140 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ELECTROTRANSFER Final Rejection Aldevron, LLC
18119114 PRE-FILLED MULTI-FLUID MEDICAL DELIVERY ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Koska Family Limited
18222978 SOFT TIP CANNULA WITH RETRACTABLE TIP PROTECTOR Non-Final OA ALTAVIZ, LLC
18222959 MULTIFUNCTIONAL EPIDURAL CATHETER BEING EQUIPPED WITH SENSOR FOR DETECTING PRESSURE APPLIED TO COMBINED BALLOON Non-Final OA JUVENUI Co., LTD
18347474 SUBDURAL EVACUATION PORT WITH NEEDLE ACCESS PORT Non-Final OA Asfora IP, LLC
17418984 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Mott Corporation
17625260 DRUG ACCOMMODATING DEVICE OF SOLID ORAL FORMULATION, AND ORAL ADMINISTRATION AND DELIVERY APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection SHANGHAI WD PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD
17113422 INTRAOSSEOUS-NEEDLE STABILIZER AND METHODS Final Rejection TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED

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