Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DARB, HAMZA A.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1645 3763 3783

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.9%
Allow Rate
+4.9% vs TC avg
600
Total Applications
+31.4%
Interview Lift
1268
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 521 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.6%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19364715 CATHETER CONSTRUCTION Final Rejection Maduro Discovery, LLC
17955375 HIGH FLEXIBILITY IMPLANT CATHETER WITH LOW COMPRESSION Final Rejection Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
18283685 PERILESIONAL TREATMENT OF SKIN CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Veradermics Incorporated
18514135 ADD-ON WITH ACTUATOR FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Ypsomed AG
18084260 SURGICAL EVACUATION SENSOR ARRANGEMENTS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
17753189 TROCAR AND STYLET STABILIZER Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
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
16394969 Medical Device Securement System Final Rejection C. R. Bard, Inc.
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
17684099 MICRODROP DRIP CHAMBER Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
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
18072216 CATHETER SYSTEM HAVING A NEEDLE RETRACTION MECHANISM 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
17737416 CATHETER ASSEMBLY HAVING A SEPTUM Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17607135 HOLDING MECHANISM ASSEMBLY Final Rejection HI-LEX CORPORATION
16725079 ACTIVATING MECHANISM FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Sanofi
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.
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
18154264 Pressurizing Device Final Rejection GOODMAN CO., LTD.
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.
18570924 MICROSTRUCTURE CARTRIDGE AND MICROSTRUCTURE APPLICATOR Non-Final OA SNVIA CO., LTD.
17754409 IMPLANTABLE SUBSTANCE DELIVERY VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SNVIA CO., LTD.
18518973 Method of Joining Sterile Connectors Non-Final OA Unicorn Biotechnologies Ltd.
18503653 Aspiration Syringe Device And Methods Of Use Non-Final OA Ryan Luttrell

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