Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
593 pending office actions • 63 art units • 317 examiners • 0 of 593 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 507 patents granted in the last 365 days
Boston Scientific Corporation has 614 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The docket spans 320 distinct examiners and 63 art units, reflecting extensive examination activity across a relatively concentrated set of technical groups. The pending total substantially exceeds the examiner count, indicating repeated assignments to examiners.
NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY is the busiest examiner, with 10 pending matters. Those cases warrant targeted review for recurring issues and response strategies, while the larger docket requires structured tracking by art unit and technology to maintain consistency across prosecution.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 106 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. 106 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 | 2 (0%) |
| §101 + other | 23 (4%) |
| §103 only | 183 (31%) |
| §102 only | 43 (7%) |
| §112 only | 8 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 13 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 34 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 281 (47%) |
| No statute on record | 6 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 10 | 78.0% | +13.1% |
| KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 8 | 64.1% | +56.0% |
| LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 7 | 72.1% | +16.9% |
| STARKEY, OLIVIA GRACE | 7 | 71.4% | -6.1% |
| GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ | 7 | 76.7% | +19.4% |
| SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | 6 | 47.7% | +28.6% |
| BOLER, RYNAE E | 6 | 62.5% | +8.7% |
| FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 5 | 72.7% | +12.0% |
| LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 5 | 49.0% | +41.8% |
| JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 5 | 58.0% | +49.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18071323 | STENTS HAVING BRIDGE LENGTH PATTERN VARIATIONS | WOLF, MEGAN YARNALL | 51d overdue |
| 17656488 | PUMP ASSEMBLY HAVING A PUSH VALVE FOR A PENILE PROSTHESIS | WILSON, KAYLEE R | 50d overdue |
| 18645534 | SCOPE ADAPTERS FOR FLEXIBLE SCOPES | HUYNH, AN SON PHI | 36d overdue |
| 17547480 | PACKAGING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | POON, ROBERT | 31d overdue |
| 18470272 | SYRINGE DESIGN FOR CYCLING PARTICULATE SUSPENSIONS | CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | 23d overdue |
| 18187371 | ELONGATED CATHETER ASSEMBLY HAVING GUIDEWIRE DEFLECTOR | PRICE, NATHAN R | 22d overdue |
| 17660266 | PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR A PENILE PROSTHESIS HAVING AN OUTER PROTECTIVE CASING | DORNA, CARRIE R | 18d overdue |
| 18352073 | PROGRESSIVELY EXPANDING ANTI-MIGRATION STENT | TRAN, NHU | 16d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18170348 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RENAL DENERVATION ABLATION | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 16d overdue |
| 18228786 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR OCCLUDING A BODY PASSAGE | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 3d overdue |
| 18631575 | OCCLUSIVE IMPLANT SYSTEM | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 15d |
| 18165665 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PATCH DELIVERY | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 28d |
| 17953748 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR CUTTING A SUTURE DURING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 28d |
| 18788376 | ELEVATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | 39d |
| 19540301 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STATE OF RF DEVICES USING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | — |
| 19300065 | MEDICAL DEVICE CONTROL MECHANISM AND METHODS OF USE | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 102 |
| 3795 | 69 |
| 3794 | 68 |
| 3796 | 60 |
| 3783 | 48 |
| 3792 | 43 |
| 3791 | 37 |
| 3774 | 28 |
| 3798 | 14 |
| 3781 | 13 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19540301 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STATE OF RF DEVICES USING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2026 |
| 19453105 | INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS, CATHETERS, AND METHODS WITH A MANUAL PULLBACK ARRANGEMENT | TALTY, MARIA CHRISTINA | 3797 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 20, 2026 |
| 19382492 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER FOR IVUS CATHETERS | SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2025 |
| 19357681 | ARCHITECTURE FOR INTEROPERABLE UROLOGY OPERATING ROOM | HEIN, DEVIN C | 3686 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 19338698 | FUNCTIONAL STENOSIS ASSESSMENT FROM VASCULAR IMAGING | SHENG, CHAO | 3797 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2025 |
| 19300807 | STEERABLE CROSSING CATHETER | MENDEZ, KATHERINE H | 3771 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19300065 | MEDICAL DEVICE CONTROL MECHANISM AND METHODS OF USE | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19290997 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS FOR FASTENING TISSUE | CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C | 3731 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2025 |
| 19265711 | STENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH A RECONSTRAINING MEMBER | LONG, SARAH A | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19264078 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL CLEANING VALVES | WILLIAMS, PATRICK C | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19262858 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | IGBOKO, CHIMA U | 3771 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19258164 | DEVICE TIP | SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19243872 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH EXTENDABLE SHAFT | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 3795 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19239554 | DEVICE FOR TISSUE REMOVAL | SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN | 3771 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19238932 | TRANSCAROTID NEUROVASCULAR CATHETER | IGBOKO, CHIMA U | 3771 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19233209 | SHEATHS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | BARKER, DAYTON HYUN JIN | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19227894 | CONTROL MECHANISM FOR END EFFECTORS AND METHOD OF USE | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 3771 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19227571 | ASPIRATION LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE | KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D | 3771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19215929 | LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 3771 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19214461 | MEDICAL DEVICE SHAFTS, COMPONENTS, ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND/OR ASSEMBLING TO PREVENT LEAKS | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 3795 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 |
| 19211803 | ASPIRATION MEDICAL DEVICE | TANNER, JOCELIN C | 3771 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19210392 | PROVIDING INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEDICAL APPARATUS | HUYNH, EMILY | 3683 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19207884 | AUXILIARY CONNECTOR FOR ENDOSCOPE | BOICE, JAMES EDWARD | 3795 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2025 |
| 19205109 | AIR AND WATER VALVE FOR AN ENDOSCOPE | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 3795 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19203738 | ELEVATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19202651 | FACILITATE DELIVERY OF DEVICES WITH HIGH FRICTION - BRAID | GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | 3796 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2025 |
| 19191636 | TISSUE RETRACTION DEVICE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM | BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J | 3775 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19189414 | PERFUSION BALLOON CATHETERS WITH THERAPEUTIC COATINGS | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19190365 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | LOUIS, RICHARD G | 3771 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19187539 | LIGATOR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19185820 | SYSTEM FOR OCCLUDING A LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE | MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19183120 | FILAMENT CUTTING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE | 3771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19182937 | MEDICAL BALLOON | CAILLOUET, CHRISTOPHER C | 1745 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19173041 | SUCTION VALVE ACTUATORS FOR ENDOSCOPES | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19172989 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR VASCULAR STENT EXPANSION VISUALIZATION | DAVIS, AMELIE R | 3798 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19172370 | ELECTRIC FIELD APPLICATION FOR SINGLE SHOT CARDIAC ABLATION BY IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION | LEE, DAVINA EN-YIN | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19171918 | STENT AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE | 3771 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19169390 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING A VESSEL WITH SEQUENTIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS | BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN | 3791 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19169846 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MITRAL REPAIR INCLUDING PAPILLARY MUSCLE RELOCATION | ADAM, MOHAMMED SOHAIL | 3771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19089711 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS WITH A ROTATABLE SHAFT | HUYNH, AN SON PHI | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19086469 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL LIGHTING | COMSTOCK, DAVID C | 3773 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19083627 | HEMOSTATIC COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS | WISTNER, SARAH CLINKSCALES | 1616 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19083555 | BALLOON SURFACE PHOTOACOUSTIC PRESSURE WAVE GENERATION TO DISRUPT VASCULAR LESIONS | BYRD, BRIGID K | 3771 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19079032 | ECHOGENIC PATTERN FOR COMPONENT DISTINGUISHABILITY | YANG, YI-SHAN | 3798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 79d | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19077171 | INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS, CATHETERS, AND METHODS WITH A MANUAL PULLBACK ARRANGEMENT | TALTY, MARIA CHRISTINA | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19072079 | MEDICAL DEVICE ROTATION ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | JAMIALAHMADI, MAJID | 3771 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19071144 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR CATHETER OR INJECTION LINE | TAN, DING Y | 3632 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19065616 | CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 3792 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19065709 | HEMOSTASIS CLIP WITH COLLAPSIBLE CAPSULE | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | 3771 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19065247 | METHOD OF IMAGE ENHANCEMENT FOR DISTRACTION DEDUCTION | AKINYEMI, AJIBOLA A | 2649 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialBoston Scientific Corporation has 593 pending office actions as of November 2026, spread across 63 art units and 317 examiners.
Timothy Jay Neal has the most, with 10 of Boston Scientific Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
