Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: YANG, CHENG FONG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3781

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
177
Total Applications
+22.6%
Interview Lift
1156
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 145 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
3.4%
§102 Novelty
82.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17956008 WOUND DRESSING Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew PLC
17771701 URINARY CATHETERS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS Final Rejection Hollister Incorporated
18393164 DUAL CHAMBER MEDICAL FLUID CONTAINER WITH VENTED SUPPLY LINE CAP AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Baxter Healthcare SA
18563852 Urinary Catheter-Insertion Kits with Integrated Instructions for Use and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA C. R. Bard, Inc.
18662216 FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES HAVING A COLLECTION BAG, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18053953 LOW-FRICTION COATINGS FOR SYRINGES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
18000704 AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE Non-Final OA SALTS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
18530048 CANNISTER-FREE, VACUUM-ASSISTED EVACUATION OF EXTERNAL CATHETERS Non-Final OA PUREFLOW LLC
18503021 COLLAPSIBLE CONTINGENCY URINAL Non-Final OA IRPI LLC
18288694 SYSTEMS AND MEHTODS FOR STABILIZING ANTI-MIGRATION ANCHOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA MetaModix, Inc.
18021894 Spray Device Final Rejection Medspray B.V.
18326661 SEGMENTED GASTROINTESTINAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Morphic Medical, Inc.
18133290 TREATMENT OF FUNGAL NAIL INFECTION Non-Final OA Distinct Dermatology Inc.
18010187 PARTITIONED CARPULE, SYRINGE, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA PHARMAPHDII, LLC.

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