Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: VOKES, KATHLEEN PAIGE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.2%
Allow Rate
-17.8% vs TC avg
88
Total Applications
+12.9%
Interview Lift
1503
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
2.2%
§102 Novelty
92.9%
§103 Obviousness
0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18038551 MILK STORAGE CONTAINER FOR FREEZING MILK Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18098052 Reinforced Catheter Tips, Catheters, and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
19105361 AUTO-INFLATABLE PATCH ASSEMBLY FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO AN INTESTINAL WALL Non-Final OA ALMA THERAPEUTICS LTD
17251977 METHOD FOR OPTICAL OPENING OF THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18038745 Drug Delivery Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
18088006 Safety Device for Shielding an Injection Needle of a Medical Container, and an Injection Device Including This Safety Device Final Rejection Becton Dickinson France
18088217 Safety Device for Shielding an Injection Needle of a Medical Container, and an Injection Device Including This Safety Device Final Rejection Becton Dickinson France
17339505 COILED VASCULAR ACCESS INSTRUMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18469706 Needle Arrangement Non-Final OA Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
18038799 A SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA SHL MEDICAL AG
18038796 MEDICAMENT DELIVERY MEMBER HOUSING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SHL MEDICAL AG
17130846 PROCESSOR-CONTROLLED PUMP IN IRRIGATION LINE OF PHACOEMULSIFICATION PROBE Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
18268930 Wireless Communication and Power Conservation for Implantable Monitors Non-Final OA Veris Health, Inc.
18275601 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ADJUSTABLE FLOW RATE Non-Final OA PAVmed, Inc
18104694 Neurovascular Aspiration Catheter with Shaped Tip Final Rejection Toro Neurovascular, Inc.
17919237 CURVED BALLOON CATHETER RETRACTOR Non-Final OA SHANGHAI KECI MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18017370 SYRINGE-SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Brooke ANDERSON
17710897 ENCLOSURE SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR REMOVAL OF UNDESIRED CELLS FROM THE HUMAN BODY Non-Final OA OROC
17424439 DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUCH DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection GO-PEN APS
16951874 INSTRUMENT PORT FOR EPICARDIAL ABLATION WITH INFLATABLE BALLOON Non-Final OA CIRCA SCIENTIFIC, INC,
16966804 SAFETY NEEDLE DEVICES Final Rejection HTL-STREFA SPOLKA AKCYJNA

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