Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WEARE, MEREDITH H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3735 3791

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.1%
Allow Rate
-19.9% vs TC avg
761
Total Applications
+32.6%
Interview Lift
1452
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 694 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
37.1%
§103 Obviousness
32.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18164172 SENSOR STABILIZER Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
17729861 HYBRID IMAGE-INVASIVE-PRESSURE HEMODYNAMIC FUNCTION ASSESSMENT Final Rejection OPSENS INC.
18015279 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18198085 FLEXIBLE ANALYTE SENSORS Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
17996537 BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND WEARABLE DEVICE Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18580284 PROTECTED SAMPLE COLLECTION MEDIA Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17671241 INTRAVASCULAR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS HAVING A CORE WIRE WITH MULTIPLE FLATTENED SECTIONS Final Rejection PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
18042482 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR EVALUATING RESPIRATORY PATTERN Final Rejection THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
17821624 LUMEN DESIGN WITHIN INTRAVENOUS TUBE TO TRANSMIT BLOOD PRESSURE WAVE FOR INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18383977 METHODS FOR ANALYTE MONITORING MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTE MEASUREMENT DATA MANAGEMENT, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18339787 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR WELLNESS AND NUTRITION MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT USING ANALYTE DATA Final Rejection Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
15907183 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR WELLNESS AND NUTRITION MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT USING ANALYTE DATA Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
17979629 DATA AND POWER TRANSFER DEVICES FOR USE WITH MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Xenter, Inc.
17587576 NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Masimo Corporation
16546335 SYSTEM COORDINATOR AND MODULAR ARCHITECTURE FOR OPEN-LOOP AND CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF DIABETES Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
17819813 BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
18020474 Guide Wire and Method for Manufacturing Living Body Sensor Non-Final OA NIPRO CORPORATION
17724477 FEATURE EXTRACTION METHOD FOR PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY SIGNAL Non-Final OA National Central University
18506817 Strategic Treatment of Pressure Ulcer Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Values Non-Final OA Bruin Biometrics, LLC
17077480 MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH SEGMENTED BENDABLE SECTIONS Non-Final OA Canon U.S.A., Inc.
17650958 RESPIRATORY DISEASE MONITORING WEARABLE APPARATUS Non-Final OA HEALTH CARE ORIGINALS, INC.
18388624 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING CARDIO-PULMONARY HEALTH Non-Final OA ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
17501653 COMBINED EXHALED AIR AND ENVIRONMENTAL GAS SENSOR APPARATUS Non-Final OA GMECI, LLC
18031668 A COLLECTING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR COLLECTION OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES FROM A FLOW OF AIR Final Rejection IMEC VZW
16555730 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONCURRENTLY DISPLAYING SELECTED AND UNSELECTED EEG DATA Final Rejection Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.
17939149 CONFIGURABLE WAKE UP ALARM USING PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING Final Rejection Whoop, Inc.
18684964 INJECTION DEVICE, INJECTION ASSEMBLY AND MONITORING DEVICE Non-Final OA STICHTING HET NEDERLANDS KANKER INSTITUUT-ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK ZIEKENHUIS
18017797 DISEASE BURDEN INDICATION Non-Final OA INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
17936314 BREATH ANALYSIS DEVICE WITH REGULATED FLOW DURING EXHALATION Non-Final OA Invoy Holdings Inc.
18472462 UROFLOWMETRY SYSTEM Non-Final OA CREATIVE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.

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