Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DARB, HAMZA A.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1645 3763 3783

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.0%
Allow Rate
+5.0% vs TC avg
603
Total Applications
+31.4%
Interview Lift
1219
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 529 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
86.6%
§103 Obviousness
4.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19364715 CATHETER CONSTRUCTION Final Rejection Maduro Discovery, LLC
18283685 PERILESIONAL TREATMENT OF SKIN CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Veradermics Incorporated
18084260 SURGICAL EVACUATION SENSOR ARRANGEMENTS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17277427 DEVICES FOR INTRACELLULAR AND INTRATISSUE NANOINJECTION OF BIOMOLECULES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18113531 BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION APPARATUS, BLOOD VESSEL PUNCTURE SYSTEM, AND OBSERVATION WINDOW MEMBER Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17055447 THERAPY-BASED DATABASE MODEL FOR GENERATING DRUG LIBRARIES Non-Final OA Fresenius Vial SAS
18086517 Introducer Sheaths for Introducer Needles and Methods Thereof Final Rejection Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18044618 DEVICES AND PROCESSES FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC FLUIDS Non-Final OA Eli Lilly and Company
17433795 MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE WITH SENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
16725079 ACTIVATING MECHANISM FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Sanofi
18110086 Vascular Access System with Flow Restriction Device Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18075220 INTRODUCER NEEDLE HAVING A FLASHBACK NOTCH AND RELATED DEVICES Final Rejection 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 Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17804542 INFUSION SYSTEM WITH CONCURRENT TPN/INSULIN INFUSION Final Rejection ICU Medical, Inc.
17607135 HOLDING MECHANISM ASSEMBLY Final Rejection HI-LEX CORPORATION
17793285 Tool to Enable Catheter Insertion into a Mating Component Non-Final OA Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
18159591 MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM STEERABLE CATHETER SOFT ROBOTIC SYSTEM, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A STEERABLE CATHETER, AND OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA National Tsing Hua University
17879616 FLUIDICS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MULTI CATHETER STACK Final Rejection Imperative Care, Inc.
17768401 DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION TO A PATIENT Final Rejection AITA BIO INC.
18503653 Aspiration Syringe Device And Methods Of Use Non-Final OA Ryan Luttrell
18475916 INFUSION SET WITH ADHESIVE PATCH LINER Non-Final OA Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
18474839 ZERO GAP AUTOMATED INSULIN DELIVERY TREATMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
18460719 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA SENSILE MEDICAL AG
17970861 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSUFFLATING A CAVITY IN THE BODY OF A HUMAN OR ANIMAL SUBJECT Final Rejection Palliare Limited
17965707 DRIVE MODULES FOR INJECTORS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SUCH DRIVE MODULES Final Rejection ALTAVIZ, LLC
18332460 REMOTELY CONTROLLED SUCTION/IRRIGATION FOR SURGERY Non-Final OA VASCULAR TECHNOLOGY INC.
18318228 REMOTELY CONTROLLED SUCTION/IRRIGATION FOR SURGERY Non-Final OA VASCULAR TECHNOLOGY INC.
17754409 IMPLANTABLE SUBSTANCE DELIVERY VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SNVIA CO., LTD.

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