Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.3%
Allow Rate
-1.7% vs TC avg
1,044
Total Applications
+27.5%
Interview Lift
1281
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 991 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
27.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18441964 CONTROLLING MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM OPERATION AND FEATURES BASED ON AUTOMATICALLY DETECTED MUSCULAR MOVEMENTS Non-Final OA Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
17970705 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING MIXTURES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18048571 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING MIXTURES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18597192 DUAL MODE GEOFENCING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18321127 OPHTHALMIC RETINA CONCURRENT SEALANT MIXING AND ILLUMINATED ASSEMBLY AND METHOD Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
17529064 CATHETERS HAVING STEERABLE DISTAL PORTIONS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Inari Medical, Inc.
18627689 DISINFECTION CAP Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18238971 ARTERIAL LINE PATENCY INDICATOR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18098538 THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
18323117 METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CGM-BASED PREVENTION OF HYPOGLYCEMIA VIA HYPOGLYCEMIA RISK ASSESSMENT AND SMOOTH REDUCTION INSULIN DELIVERY Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
18699271 ACCESS DEVICE Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
18321308 FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE, TRANSCUTANEOUS ACCESS TOOL AND INSERTION MECHANISM FOR USE THEREWITH Non-Final OA INSULET CORPORATION
17822002 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING FLUID PUMP DELIVERY IMPEDIMENTS Non-Final OA INSULET CORPORATION
17398221 INTEGRATED CLOSED-LOOP MEDICATION DELIVERY WITH ERROR MODEL AND SAFETY CHECK Final Rejection Cambridge Enterprise Limited
18039019 ARRANGEMENT FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Sanofi
17359904 Device and Method for Determining Information Related to a Medical Device Non-Final OA Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
18282933 SURGICAL DRAIN FOR COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF TUMOR-ASSOCIATED BIOMARKERS IN SURGICAL DRAIN FLUID Non-Final OA Washington University
17061025 CATHETER Final Rejection Teleflex Life Sciences LLC
18622067 METHODS FOR BETTER DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS TO TUMORS Non-Final OA VIVASOR, INC.
18442568 METHODS FOR LYMPHATIC DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS Non-Final OA VIVASOR, INC.
16804707 VARIABLE CURRENT DENSITY SINGLE NEEDLE ELECTROPORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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