Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3781

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.6%
Allow Rate
-9.4% vs TC avg
148
Total Applications
+61.9%
Interview Lift
1150
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 99 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
53.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19301494 WASHABLE INCONTINENCE UNDERGARMENT Non-Final OA SLEAKS IP CORPORATION
17296763 LYOPHILISATE CONTAINER AND INFUSION KIT Non-Final OA HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
17962571 FEMININE HYGIENE PAD WITH FOAM ABSORBENT AND RESERVOIR SPACER LAYER Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18566362 DRUG-ELUTING TUBES FOR IMPROVED PATIENT CARE Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18609490 BLOOD CIRCULATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17622105 Customizable Dressings For Negative-Pressure Treatment Of Large Areas Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18123031 Medical Waste Collection System For Collecting Medical Waste During A Medical Procedure Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
18568646 Drainage System Including Actuation Device For Providing A Negative Pressure For Draining And Collecting Bodily Fluids Non-Final OA Becton Dickinson and Company
17838105 BLADDER COLLECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.
18549387 FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18254638 FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES WITH ANATOMICAL FIT Final Rejection PUREWICK CORPORATION
18034902 MALE EXTERNAL CATHETER INCLUDING NONWOVEN FABRIC Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18150360 FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES INCLUDING A DRY ADHESIVE REGION, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection PUREWICK CORPORATION
17381980 PROXIMAL BYPASS CHANNEL Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
18697477 INTELLIGENT ABSORBENT ARTICLE BASED ON SENSING FILM AND BUILT-IN POCKET AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanwa Corporation
18696653 WOUND DRESSING APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY Non-Final OA T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
18570167 BLOOD PURIFICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA NIKKISO CO., LTD.
18568510 SACRUM-PROTECTING DIAPER Non-Final OA FUNDACIÓN PROFESOR NOVA SANTOS
18482398 Suction Device With Improved Ejection Mechanism Non-Final OA Carilion Clinic
18376808 DRAINAGE BOTTLE SYSTEM Final Rejection PACIFIC HOSPITAL SUPPLY CO., LTD.
18357735 Probe System for Endoluminal Negative Pressure Therapy Final Rejection ATMOS MedizinTechnik GmbH & Co. KG
18261586 PERIPHERAL VASCULAR ACCESS FOR BLOOD FILTRATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Nuwellis, Inc.
17930293 HUMAN BLOOD-DERIVED PRODUCTS HAVING DECREASED FIBRINOLYTIC ACTIVITY AND USES THEREOF IN HEMOSTATIC DISORDERS Final Rejection PLAS-FREE LTD
17917322 Blood And Toxin Filter Device And Use Of Same Final Rejection CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION
18140170 SUB-ATMOSPHERIC WOUND-CARE SYSTEM Final Rejection J&M Shuler Medical, Inc.
18007376 DRAINAGE DEVICE FOR DRAINING FLUIDS AND/OR WOUND SECRETION FROM THE THROAT AREA, NOSE AREA OR EAR AREA OF A PATIENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR USE AFTER A SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN THE CERVICAL AREA OF THE PATIENT OR IN NEUROLOGY Final Rejection PFM MEDICAL GMBH
18012762 CIRCUIT FOR THE EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCULATION Final Rejection EUROSETS S.R.L.
17498078 METHODS OF CHEST TUBE INSERTION Final Rejection Nailmark Medical, LLC

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