Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WENG, KAI H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761 3781

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.1%
Allow Rate
+1.1% vs TC avg
513
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1236
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 474 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18436370 BIOLOGICAL FLUID DRAINAGE DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
19175836 CANISTER FOR AUTOLOGOUS FAT TRANSFER Final Rejection Wells Johnson Company
17953562 CATHETER AND CATHETER SYSTEM Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18435281 IMPLANT FOR THE SUSTAINED RELEASE OF AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT Non-Final OA Heraeus Medical GmbH
17914924 APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS IN AN APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT Non-Final OA GAMBRO LUNDIA AB
16979942 SURGICAL SUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Conmed Corporation
18557328 A BODY-CONFORMING DISPOSABLE PANT-TYPE ARTICLE Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
17943254 INTERMITTENT CATHETER Non-Final OA ConvaTec Limited
17368228 3D CENTESIS DRAINAGE CATHETER DEVICE Final Rejection H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18267365 PIERCING CONNECTIONS FOR PRE-FILLED PLASTIC VIALS Non-Final OA Koska Family Limited
18048624 LIPOASPIRATE PROCESSING Final Rejection Alma Lasers Ltd.
18022318 COUPLING DEVICE FOR AN ADAPTER FOR A VIAL, ADAPTER FOR A VIAL, SET COMPRISING AN ADAPTER OF THIS TYPE, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ADAPTER OF THIS TYPE Non-Final OA B. Braun Melsungen AG
18027869 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VALVE Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC PS MEDICAL, INC.
18275582 A COLLECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Salts Healthcare Limited
14978785 SENSING FOLEY CATHETER Non-Final OA Potrero Medical, Inc.
17064241 Plastic Jacket for Vial Labeling Systems Final Rejection Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.
18023408 VIAL ADAPTOR WITH VALVE Final Rejection Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmbH
17979907 CONTAINER AND SYSTEM FOR RECONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS Non-Final OA B. Braun Medical Inc.
17925091 INJECTION PREPARATION KIT AND INJECTION PREPARATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA Ji Eun LEE
17646858 IMPLANTABLE PUMP HAVING INFECTION MONITORING FEATURE Non-Final OA Sequana Medical NV
17466614 IMPLANT DEVICE, TOOL, AND METHODS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF PARANASAL SINUSES Final Rejection SINOPSYS SURGICAL, INC.

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