Prosecution Insights
Last updated: September 09, 2026

Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH

26 pending office actions • 16 art units • 24 examiners • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 39 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 30 days (1)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

18
Hard (69%)
7
Medium (27%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§101 + other5 (19%)
§103 only4 (15%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other3 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (46%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

8
Life Sciences
31% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
4% of docket
14
Mechanical / Eng
54% of docket
3
Business / Other
12% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R 2 61.3% +45.2%
PEO, JONATHAN M 2 48.2% +48.3%
HODGE, LINDA J 1 87.8% +26.4%
NGUYEN, BOI-LIEN THI 1 23.8% +30.0%
HAMILTON, MATTHEW L 1 53.4% +62.1%
KIM, SUN U 1 78.3% +11.3%
DINH, ANH-KHOA N 1 87.2% +15.5%
BARBEE, MANUEL L 1 81.7% +14.3%
DARB, HAMZA A. 1 74.3% +31.0%
SAEED, ALI S 1 31.8% +36.5%

Hard Cases (18)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18291338 Systems and Methods for Optimization of Disease Therapy GEDRA, OLIVIA ROSE 204d overdue
18032189 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING A QUANTIFIABLE SCORE MPAMUGO, CHINYERE 155d overdue
18704067 APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VITAL PARAMETERS DINH, ANH-KHOA N 9d overdue
18255950 MEMBRANE GAS EXCHANGER LE, QUYNH DAO 4d overdue
18268249 METHOD FOR CLEANING A FILTER MODULE, AND FILTER MODULE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD MENON, KRISHNAN S 3d overdue
17923440 Medical Treatment System for the Identification and Authorization of Healthcare Professionals SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 19d
19153266 Method and Device for Producing a Bag with a Butt-Welded Connection HODGE, LINDA J —
18858100 Dialyzer for Blood Treatment and Corresponding System NGUYEN, BOI-LIEN THI —

Interview Candidates (12)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18704067 APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VITAL PARAMETERS DINH, ANH-KHOA N 9d overdue
19153266 Method and Device for Producing a Bag with a Butt-Welded Connection HODGE, LINDA J —
18858100 Dialyzer for Blood Treatment and Corresponding System NGUYEN, BOI-LIEN THI —
18850290 Hydration Managing System HAMILTON, MATTHEW L —
18834087 Blood Treatment Apparatus with Vibration Device KIM, SUN U —
18720271 BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH HEAT REGULATION DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R —
18700276 DEVICE FOR MONITORING BLOOD PURIFICATION USING AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD PURIFICATION DEVICE BARBEE, MANUEL L —
18611540 SECURE INPUT ON A CONTROL COMPONENT FOR A DIALYSIS MACHINE DARB, HAMZA A. —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3781 5
3681 2
1779 2
1777 2
3731 1
3682 1
3796 1
3783 1
1616 1
3799 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19153266 Method and Device for Producing a Bag with a Butt-Welded Connection HODGE, LINDA J 3731 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 01, 2025
18858100 Dialyzer for Blood Treatment and Corresponding System NGUYEN, BOI-LIEN THI — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 18, 2024
18850290 Hydration Managing System HAMILTON, MATTHEW L 3682 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 24, 2024
18834087 Blood Treatment Apparatus with Vibration Device KIM, SUN U — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 29, 2024
18720271 BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH HEAT REGULATION DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R 3781 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18704067 APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VITAL PARAMETERS DINH, ANH-KHOA N 3796 §102§103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Apr 24, 2024
18700276 DEVICE FOR MONITORING BLOOD PURIFICATION USING AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD PURIFICATION DEVICE BARBEE, MANUEL L — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 11, 2024
18611540 SECURE INPUT ON A CONTROL COMPONENT FOR A DIALYSIS MACHINE DARB, HAMZA A. 3783 §102DP Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 20, 2024
18292686 Aqueous Hypochlorite Disinfectant Solution With Good Stability And Anti-Microbial Activity And Its Use SAEED, ALI S 1616 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 26, 2024
18291338 Systems and Methods for Optimization of Disease Therapy GEDRA, OLIVIA ROSE 3681 §101§103 Final Rejection 204d overdue Pending Jan 23, 2024
18558792 DIALYSIS MACHINE DEAK, LESLIE R 3799 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 03, 2023
18289374 HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE FILTER HAVING IMPROVED SEPARATION PROPERTIES PEO, JONATHAN M 1779 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 03, 2023
18551443 MEDICAL TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH WEAR MONITORING OF ITS NEGATIVE PRESSURE SOURCE ALI, WAQAAS A 1777 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 20, 2023
18264295 Vessel Analysis-Based Medical System for Specifying Adjustable Values of a Blood Treatment Apparatus QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT 2857 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 04, 2023
18268249 METHOD FOR CLEANING A FILTER MODULE, AND FILTER MODULE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD MENON, KRISHNAN S 1777 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Jun 19, 2023
18255950 MEMBRANE GAS EXCHANGER LE, QUYNH DAO 3781 §103§112 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Jun 05, 2023
18032189 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING A QUANTIFIABLE SCORE MPAMUGO, CHINYERE 3685 §101§102 Final Rejection 155d overdue Pending Apr 17, 2023
18030637 DISPOSABLE AND SYSTEM WITH A PORT ARBLE, JESSICA R 3781 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 06, 2023
18030079 ACCESS SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR DRAWING A MEDICAL LIQUID, MONITORING SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH AN ACCESS SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A MONITORING SYSTEM TRAN, NHU 3781 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 04, 2023
18010077 TIME-CONTROLLED ALARM HANDLING FOR A MEDICAL DIALYSIS DEVICE HIGGS, STELLA EUN 3681 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2022
17923440 Medical Treatment System for the Identification and Authorization of Healthcare Professionals SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 3684 §103§112 Final Rejection 19d Pending Nov 04, 2022
17960305 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR STABILIZER TREATMENT BASED ON ANEMIA MODELING MOHANTA, PRAMOD KUMAR 1686 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 05, 2022
17798567 FLUID FLOW CONTROL OF A BLOOD TREATMENT DEVICE PEO, JONATHAN M 1779 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 10, 2022
17785080 MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A LABEL AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A LABEL TO A MEDICAL DEVICE DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R 3781 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 14, 2022
17609495 Composition and Concentrate for Use in Preparation of Dialysis Solution, Corresponding Dialysis Solution and Combinations Comprising Container ESPINOSA, CLAUDIA EDILMA 1654 §103§112DP Final Rejection — Pending Nov 08, 2021
16767199 DIALYSIS MACHINE HAVING SECURITY AGAINST CONFUSION FOR HYDRAULIC CONNECTORS MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. 1773 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 27, 2020

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