Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.

31 pending office actions • 10 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 25 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
26
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
1
Due this week
11
Due this month
9
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (11)Due ≤ 60 days (9)Due later (2)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
28
Medium (90%)
3
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only26 (84%)
§102 only2 (6%)
§112 only3 (10%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
6% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
29
Mechanical / Eng
94% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TON, MARTIN TRUYEN 2 61.7% +35.0%
SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON 2 82.6% +20.3%
JAMIALAHMADI, MAJID 1 74.3% +56.7%
NGUYEN, VI X 1 85.9% +13.3%
RWEGO, KANKINDI 1 74.5% +35.1%
DANG, ANH TIEU 1 65.4% +35.2%
KHANDKER, RAIHAN R 1 63.9% +58.9%
HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT 1 68.6% +17.0%
ZHANG SPIERING, DONGXIU 1 35.3% +85.7%
LIU, CHU CHUAN 1 71.3% +13.5%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18724239 Vascular Implant SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON 19d
18724270 Vascular Implant SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON 27d
18853956 THROMBECTOMY DEVICES INCLUDING THROMBUS DISLODGER ASSEMBLY AND NET ASSEMBLY NGUYEN, VI X 60d

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
18844379 Blood Flow Regulation Devices and Methods RWEGO, KANKINDI 37d overdue
18858017 CATHETERS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF MATERIAL FROM HOLLOW BODIES TON, MARTIN TRUYEN 32d overdue
18857112 ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES WITH EXTENDIBLE SHAVER JAMIALAHMADI, MAJID 16d overdue
18702090 VASCULAR OCCLUSION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OCCLUDING A VESSEL HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT 10d overdue
18702979 Catheters, Catheter Assemblies, & Methods KHANDKER, RAIHAN R 12d
18724239 Vascular Implant SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON 19d
18724270 Vascular Implant SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON 27d
18034572 BALLOON CATHETER WITH SELECTIVE SCORING CAPABILITY TON, MARTIN TRUYEN 27d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3771 11
3783 9
3792 2
3791 2
3741 2
1616 1
3781 1
3774 1
3797 1
1618 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18858017 CATHETERS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF MATERIAL FROM HOLLOW BODIES TON, MARTIN TRUYEN 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2024
18857112 ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES WITH EXTENDIBLE SHAVER JAMIALAHMADI, MAJID 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Oct 15, 2024
18853956 THROMBECTOMY DEVICES INCLUDING THROMBUS DISLODGER ASSEMBLY AND NET ASSEMBLY NGUYEN, VI X 3771 §102 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Oct 03, 2024
18844379 Blood Flow Regulation Devices and Methods RWEGO, KANKINDI 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 37d overdue Pending Sep 05, 2024
18787522 ABRASIVE ELEMENTS FOR ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEMS DANG, ANH TIEU 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jul 29, 2024
18724239 Vascular Implant SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON 3792 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Jun 26, 2024
18724270 Vascular Implant SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON 3792 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Jun 26, 2024
18702979 Catheters, Catheter Assemblies, & Methods KHANDKER, RAIHAN R 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Apr 19, 2024
18702090 VASCULAR OCCLUSION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OCCLUDING A VESSEL HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Apr 17, 2024
18691309 Biocompatible And Allergen Free Lipid Emulsions ZHANG SPIERING, DONGXIU 1616 §103 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Mar 12, 2024
18685673 MEASUREMENT DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF LIU, CHU CHUAN 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Feb 22, 2024
18290751 Port to Catheter Connection System MALATEK, KATHERYN A 3741 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Jan 19, 2024
18575778 Integrated Catheter Locking Mechanism for Port RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM H 3741 §112 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Dec 29, 2023
18573528 INTRAVASCULAR CROSSING AND ATHERECTOMY APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF USE BYRD, BRIGID K 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2023
18572304 DRAINAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING FLUID COLLECTION APPARATUS HAVING A SELECTABLE NEGATIVE PRESSURE FOR DRAINING AND COLLECTING BODILY FLUIDS FROM A BODY CAVITY WIEST, PHILIP R 3781 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Dec 20, 2023
18277958 Compliant Port to Catheter Adapter NICHOLS, CHARLES W 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2023
18262615 Biopsy System & Device Having a Chilled Biopsy Needle DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK 3791 §112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jul 24, 2023
18034572 BALLOON CATHETER WITH SELECTIVE SCORING CAPABILITY TON, MARTIN TRUYEN 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Apr 28, 2023
18247699 Orbital Atherectomy System Having An Abrasive Element RIVERS, LINDSEY RAE 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 68d Pending Apr 03, 2023
18021153 Fluid Connector for Vascular Access Device LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH 3783 §112 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Feb 13, 2023
18041340 Fistula Formation Devices And Methods OU, JING RUI 3771 §103 Final Rejection 35d Pending Feb 10, 2023
18019772 Systems and Methods for Endovascularly Restoring Venous Valve Function MANNAN, MIKAIL A 3774 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Feb 03, 2023
18018529 Peelable Cathlock NORTH, ISABELLA SARAH HYO SO 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jan 27, 2023
18001781 Breast Biopsy Marker And System LY, TOMMY TAI 3797 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2022
17994879 DRAINAGE CATHETERS WITH LOCKING HUBS CONFIGURED FOR ONE-HANDED PIGTAIL LOCKING OPERATIONS STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 3783 §102 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Nov 28, 2022
17906420 Multi-Component Sealant Delivery Systems Incorporating Quarter Turn Connectors ALVARADO JR, NELSON LOUIS 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Sep 15, 2022
17793285 Tool to Enable Catheter Insertion into a Mating Component DARB, HAMZA A. 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Jul 15, 2022
17763154 Vascular Access Systems and Methods Thereof WITTLIFF, KATERINA ANNA 3783 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Mar 23, 2022
17641123 IMPLANT AND SYSTEM TO FACILITATE ACCESS ACROSS PLEURA LAYERS DIOP, FATIMATA SAHRA 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Mar 08, 2022
17054618 MICROSPHERES CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES AND OTHER MARKERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN 1618 §103 Final Rejection 53d Pending Nov 11, 2020
17054552 RADIOEMBOLIZATION DELIVERY DEVICE ZAMORY, JUSTIN L 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 43d Pending Nov 11, 2020

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