Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
63 pending office actions • 19 art units • 59 examiners • 0 of 63 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 79 patents granted in the last 365 days
Abiomed Inc. has 67 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters involve 60 distinct examiners and 18 distinct art units, showing broad examiner dispersion alongside recurring placement in a smaller set of technical units. Several examiners therefore handle more than one matter.
MORALES, JON ERIC C is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. Those applications may offer a useful basis for examiner-specific coordination and comparison of response approaches. The wider art-unit distribution requires separate analysis of the medical-device technologies and the prosecution issues presented in each record.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 4 (6%) |
| §103 only | 19 (30%) |
| §102 only | 3 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 28 (44%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORALES, JON ERIC C | 3 | 85.4% | +10.0% |
| MARLEN, TAMMIE K | 2 | 75.3% | +20.8% |
| CIRULNICK, EMILY NICOLE | 2 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| COLEMAN, CHARLES P. | 1 | 16.0% | +19.1% |
| HANSEN, KENNETH J | 1 | 81.2% | +7.5% |
| RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 1 | 68.9% | +15.0% |
| ROANE, AARON F | 1 | 73.4% | +9.8% |
| GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | 1 | 60.5% | +27.8% |
| DAILEY, THOMAS J | 1 | 81.0% | +14.9% |
| FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN | 1 | 80.0% | +22.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17978619 | ELECTRIC AND FLUIDIC CABLES | MORALES, JON ERIC C | 71d overdue |
| 19314018 | BLOOD PUMP WITH IMPROVED LEAKAGE CONTROL | HANSEN, KENNETH J | — |
| 19062166 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP WITH INTAKE FILTER | MORALES, JON ERIC C | — |
| 18672187 | VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE CONTROL | MORALES, JON ERIC C | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18503478 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUXILIARY DISPLAY OF HEMODYNAMIC SIGNALS OR INDICATORS | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 35d overdue |
| 18599457 | SURFACE MODIFICATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES | HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | 32d overdue |
| 18195405 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING LIMB ISCHEMIA | DANG, ANH TIEU | 28d |
| 19365968 | INTERFACE BETWEEN HEART PUMP CONTROLLER DATABASE AND HOSPITAL | COLEMAN, CHARLES P. | — |
| 19264227 | VARIABLE-STIFFNESS DISTAL EXTENSION FOR A BLOOD PUMP SYSTEM | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | — |
| 19170571 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING LEAKS FROM A CATHETER | ROANE, AARON F | — |
| 19058874 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE FRAME RATE FROM MEDICAL DEVICE CONTROLLER | DAILEY, THOMAS J | — |
| 19037103 | GRIPPING DEVICES FOR CATHETER ASSEMBLIES | FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17978619 | ELECTRIC AND FLUIDIC CABLES | MORALES, JON ERIC C | 71d overdue |
| 19365968 | INTERFACE BETWEEN HEART PUMP CONTROLLER DATABASE AND HOSPITAL | COLEMAN, CHARLES P. | — |
| 19264227 | VARIABLE-STIFFNESS DISTAL EXTENSION FOR A BLOOD PUMP SYSTEM | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | — |
| 19085397 | COUNTERPULSATION DEVICE DRIVER APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM | GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | — |
| 19062166 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP WITH INTAKE FILTER | MORALES, JON ERIC C | — |
| 19058874 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE FRAME RATE FROM MEDICAL DEVICE CONTROLLER | DAILEY, THOMAS J | — |
| 19053650 | DUAL LUMEN SHEATH FOR ARTERIAL ACCESS | MARLEN, TAMMIE K | — |
| 19037103 | GRIPPING DEVICES FOR CATHETER ASSEMBLIES | FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3792 | 16 |
| 3796 | 16 |
| 3771 | 7 |
| 3783 | 4 |
| 3683 | 2 |
| 3774 | 2 |
| 3791 | 2 |
| 3781 | 2 |
| 3700 | 2 |
| 3746 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19365968 | INTERFACE BETWEEN HEART PUMP CONTROLLER DATABASE AND HOSPITAL | COLEMAN, CHARLES P. | 3683 | DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19314018 | BLOOD PUMP WITH IMPROVED LEAKAGE CONTROL | HANSEN, KENNETH J | 3746 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 19264227 | VARIABLE-STIFFNESS DISTAL EXTENSION FOR A BLOOD PUMP SYSTEM | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 3771 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19170571 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING LEAKS FROM A CATHETER | ROANE, AARON F | 3792 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19085397 | COUNTERPULSATION DEVICE DRIVER APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM | GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | 3796 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19062166 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP WITH INTAKE FILTER | MORALES, JON ERIC C | 3796 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19058874 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE FRAME RATE FROM MEDICAL DEVICE CONTROLLER | DAILEY, THOMAS J | 2458 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19053650 | DUAL LUMEN SHEATH FOR ARTERIAL ACCESS | MARLEN, TAMMIE K | 3796 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19037103 | GRIPPING DEVICES FOR CATHETER ASSEMBLIES | FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2025 |
| 19037108 | CATHETERS WITH IMPROVED TORQUE TRANSMISSION CAPABILITIES | CIRULNICK, EMILY NICOLE | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2025 |
| 19036913 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING ESCALATION FOR A MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE | TIEDEMAN, JASON S | 3683 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19001895 | BLOOD PUMP WITH SENSORS | HUSSAINI, ATTIYA SAYYADA | 3792 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18952312 | DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR NON-CONTIGUOUS MEDICAL DEVICE OPERATIONAL DATA | LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G | 3682 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18935922 | LOADING GUIDE LUMEN | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 3792 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18931258 | BLOOD PUMP WITH SURFACE MODIFICATION | CHRISTIANSON, SKYLAR LINDSEY | 3792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18923012 | MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER | LONG, SARAH A | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18919861 | HEMOCOMPATIBLE OPTICAL SENSOR FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE | LEVICKY, WILLIAM J | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18916898 | DOUBLE THERMOFORM CANNULA | BARTLETT, VICTORIA | 1744 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18912736 | HEART PUMP ASSEMBLY WITH A PUMP HOUSING CONFIGURED TO REDUCE HEMOLYSIS | HUH, VYNN V | 3792 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18912769 | DISTAL EXTENSION FOR BLOOD PUMP SYSTEMS | PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y | 3796 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18891386 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED SURGICAL OR GRAFT ACCESS | LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18890928 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING AN OXYGENATED FLUID | DIETRICH, JOSEPH M | 3796 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18889488 | GUIDEWIRE ACCESS SLEEVE | SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE | 3783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18812211 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING DECOUPLING DURING NON-CARDIAC MEDICAL PROCEDURES | GANESAN, SUBA | 3774 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18807096 | PURGE-FREE MINIATURE ROTARY PUMP | MARLEN, TAMMIE K | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18802064 | BLOOD FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | PORTILLO, JAIRO H | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18800909 | KINK RESISTANT PEEL AWAY SHEATH | KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18789861 | ACCESS DEVICE WITH DUAL ENTRY PORTS | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 3781 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18658248 | BIORESORBABLE DEVICE | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | May 08, 2024 |
| 18651905 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING KIDNEY FUNCTION | KISH, JAMES M | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18633843 | BLOOD PUMP | CIRULNICK, EMILY NICOLE | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18599457 | SURFACE MODIFICATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES | HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | 3796 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18503478 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUXILIARY DISPLAY OF HEMODYNAMIC SIGNALS OR INDICATORS | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 35d overdue | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18488576 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION OF CLINICAL TRIAL DATA FROM AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD | GO, JOHN PHILIP | 3681 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18370170 | PEEL-AWAY SHEATH ASSEMBLY | KOCH, GEORGE R | 1745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18224644 | METHOD TO LAMINATE ePTFE TO A NITINOL BRAID WITH A SMOOTH OUTER DIAMETER | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | 1789 | §103 | Final Rejection | 146d overdue | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18355630 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING RISK OF POSTCARDIOTOMY CARDIOGENIC SHOCK IN PATIENTS | MACCAGNO, PIERRE L | 3687 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 20, 2023 |
| 18195617 | EXPANDABLE SHEATH AND LINER THEREFOR | LANGE, ERIC A | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18195695 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF REDUCING LIMB ISCHEMIA | TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | 3771 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 73d overdue | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18195405 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING LIMB ISCHEMIA | DANG, ANH TIEU | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18131918 | MEDICAL DEVICE SUPPORT DEVICES | STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE | 3700 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2023 |
| 18094067 | ACCESS DEVICE HUB | GRASMEDER, SARAH DYMPNA | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2023 |
| 18093850 | MONITORING PATCH | BROUGHTON, SHAWN CURTIS | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2023 |
| 18073067 | SMART MACHINES AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR HEMODYNAMIC SUPPORT DEVICES | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 3796 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2022 |
| 17993076 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CANNULA FIBER LUMEN STRAIN RELIEF | HOLMES, REX R | 3700 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 23, 2022 |
| 17978619 | ELECTRIC AND FLUIDIC CABLES | MORALES, JON ERIC C | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d overdue | Pending | Nov 01, 2022 |
| 17974131 | EXPANDABLE INTRODUCER SHEATH FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | WOLF, MEGAN YARNALL | 3774 | §102 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Oct 26, 2022 |
| 17852201 | CANNULA SYSTEM | BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 89d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2022 |
| 17719768 | INTRACARDIAC DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 13, 2022 |
| 19230468 | PUMP INCLUDING A COMPRESSIBLE ROTOR HAVING OFFSET ROTOR BLADES | SAHAND, SANA | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialAbiomed Inc. has 63 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 19 art units and 59 examiners.
Jon Eric C Morales has the most, with 3 of Abiomed Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
