Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DARB, HAMZA A.

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1645 3763 3783 4100

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.4%
Allow Rate
+14.4% vs TC avg
611
Total Applications
+31.3%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 540 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18429685 MICROCATHETER MANIFOLD ADAPTER AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17684099 MICRODROP DRIP CHAMBER Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18647821 CATHETER INCLUDING AN ELONGATED BODY WITH INTERCONNECTING STRUTS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18044618 DEVICES AND PROCESSES FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC FLUIDS Non-Final OA Eli Lilly and Company
17433795 MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE WITH SENSING SYSTEM Final Rejection ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
18611540 SECURE INPUT ON A CONTROL COMPONENT FOR A DIALYSIS MACHINE Non-Final OA Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
17972462 METHOD OF FORMING A BALLOON Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18660303 MICRONEEDLE PATCH AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18075220 INTRODUCER NEEDLE HAVING A FLASHBACK NOTCH AND RELATED DEVICES Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17968244 Medical Device Hub and System for Securing a First Medical Device Relative to a Second Medical Device Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17917222 Steerable Cannulas and Hinged or Steerable Needles Including Access Sets and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17737416 CATHETER ASSEMBLY HAVING A SEPTUM Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
16725079 ACTIVATING MECHANISM FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Sanofi
18706823 Sub-assembly for a medicament delivery device Non-Final OA SHL Medical AG
18707797 PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY ADJUSTMENT BASED ON FLUID AND CALORIC INTAKE Non-Final OA BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
17851889 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESISTANCE-DEPENDENT, SELF-REGULATED MEDICAL PENETRATION Non-Final OA THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.

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