Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.8%
Allow Rate
-5.2% vs TC avg
477
Total Applications
+39.6%
Interview Lift
1237
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 415 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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 Final Rejection Insulet Corporation.
16995527 RATCHET DRIVE FOR ON BODY DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Insulet Corporation
16892100 INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM AND METHODS 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
17461226 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PRE-INJECTION PRESSURE PREDICTION IN INJECTION PROCEDURES Final Rejection Bayer HealthCare LLC
18514022 FLUID LINE OCCLUSION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODS Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
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
16837767 MULTI-USE BLOOD CONTROL CATHETER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
16054505 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING A NEEDLE FOR CATHETER PLACEMENT Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17227635 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Non-Final OA COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18398543 EXTENDED WEAR INFUSION SET WITH INCREASED INSULIN PRESERVATIVE RETENTION Non-Final OA Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
18075959 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPY TITRATION IN HEART FAILURE Final Rejection Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18616119 Syringe-Based Microbubble Generator Non-Final OA Agitated Solutions Inc.
18236023 DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING AN AUTOCONNECTION MECHANISM Final Rejection BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
18388194 ACCESS DEVICE Final Rejection InnoVital, LLC
18119114 PRE-FILLED MULTI-FLUID MEDICAL DELIVERY ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Koska Family Limited
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 Final Rejection HYDRAFACIAL LLC
18525381 DEVICE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS DELIVERY OF A MEDICAMENT Non-Final OA Nuova Ompi S.r.l. Unipersonale
18501022 BOOSTER MECHANISMS SUITABLE FOR LIQUID CONTAINERS Non-Final OA SUZHOU HEALTHY TREE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18491140 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ELECTROTRANSFER Final Rejection Aldevron, LLC
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
17625260 DRUG ACCOMMODATING DEVICE OF SOLID ORAL FORMULATION, AND ORAL ADMINISTRATION AND DELIVERY APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection SHANGHAI WD PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD

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