Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
60 pending office actions • 10 art units • 47 examiners • 0 of 60 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 59 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 21 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. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 20 (33%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 37 (62%) |
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 | 3 | 77.9% | +13.4% |
| HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES | 3 | 64.6% | +22.4% |
| COLLINS, SEAN W | 2 | 74.6% | +27.1% |
| FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 2 | 79.3% | +20.4% |
| DEMIE, TIGIST S | 2 | 74.9% | +21.0% |
| VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A | 2 | 79.2% | +20.5% |
| DELLA, JAYMI E | 2 | 68.6% | +29.9% |
| LOUIS, RICHARD G | 2 | 74.7% | +17.1% |
| BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 2 | 72.5% | +12.1% |
| GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY | 2 | 76.7% | +37.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18304086 | ELONGATED MEDICAL NEEDLE ASSEMBLY | CLARK, RYAN T | 43d overdue |
| 18181935 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CARRYING OUT A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 42d overdue |
| 17917640 | MEDICAL ASSEMBLIES HAVING SENSOR DEVICES | BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE | 36d overdue |
| 18672942 | OVER THE SCOPE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING TISSUE USING A PATCH | SCHERBEL, TODD J | 9d |
| 18303263 | ACTUATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 30d |
| 18308415 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH SENSING | COLLINS, SEAN W | 70d |
| 18079919 | STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | HENSON, DEVIN B | 72d |
| 18360897 | ENDOSCOPIC PATCH DELIVERY | MENDEZ, KATHERINE H | 83d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18177603 | GUIDEWIRE HAVING GUIDEWIRE MARKERS | LOUIS, RICHARD G | 45d overdue |
| 18637185 | COILED WIRE ELECTRODE | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 17d overdue |
| 17938376 | Methods and Devices for Puncturing Tissue | HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES | 1d overdue |
| 18526904 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE HAVING A DISTAL APERTURE | HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES | 6d |
| 18303263 | ACTUATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 30d |
| 18308415 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH SENSING | COLLINS, SEAN W | 70d |
| 19540369 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH SENSING | COLLINS, SEAN W | — |
| 19063482 | GRIPS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3794 | 18 |
| 3771 | 12 |
| 3783 | 5 |
| 3795 | 3 |
| 3791 | 3 |
| 3797 | 2 |
| 3781 | 1 |
| 4100 | 1 |
| 3792 | 1 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19540369 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH SENSING | COLLINS, SEAN W | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2026 |
| 19063482 | GRIPS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19045862 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BIOPSY CAP AND HOUSING | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19029296 | BIOPSY CAP FOR USE WITH ENDOSCOPE | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19012153 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | HUYNH, AN SON PHI | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18881641 | ABLATION CATHETERS WITH INDUCTION HEATING TO TREAT VARICOSE VEINS | DEMIE, TIGIST S | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18881705 | ABLATION CATHETERS WITH EXPANDABLE ELEMENTS AND BIPOLAR ELECTRODES TO TREAT VARICOSE VEINS | VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18881692 | ABLATION CATHETERS TO TREAT VARICOSE VEINS | DELLA, JAYMI E | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 19009065 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICE, AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF | LOUIS, RICHARD G | 3771 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 19003572 | ADAPTABLE DILATOR AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | LYNCH, ROBERT A | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 19002236 | LONG-ELECTRODE CONCEPT FOR DISCRETE CUTTING WITH RF ENERGY IN ELECTROSURGICAL APPLICATIONS | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18990992 | HUB ADAPTER FOR COUPLING MEDICAL DEVICES | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18956325 | KNOBS FOR ENDOSCOPES WITH IMPROVED USABILITY AND ERGONOMICS | BOLER, RYNAE E | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18955519 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT SIZE ESTIMATION | ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | 3771 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18923105 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | RWEGO, KANKINDI | 3771 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18920475 | ELECTROSURGICAL TRANSSEPTAL ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIPURPOSE CONTROL | DEMIE, TIGIST S | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18917718 | FLEXIBLE RADIOPAQUE CATHETER TIP THAT CAN WITHSTAND RF ENERGY | DELLA, JAYMI E | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18910681 | BIFLUIDIC VALVES FOR ENDOSCOPES | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18899785 | HYBRID TRANSSEPTAL DILATOR AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 3771 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18887309 | RELEASABLE COUPLING FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE | TANNER, JOCELIN C | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18826425 | CONTINUOUS SUCTION AND REPERFUSION MECHANISM | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18770224 | OCCLUSIVE IMPLANT SYSTEM | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18763055 | SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH LOCATION DETECTION | TEMPLETON, MARINA DELANEY | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18752019 | STEERABLE ENDOSCOPIC NEEDLE | SEVERSON, RYAN J | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18737632 | HEAT SHRINK LINE MARKER | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18679019 | BIOPSY FORCEPS WITH TISSUE PIERCING MEMBER | ROBERTS, ANNA L | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18672942 | OVER THE SCOPE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING TISSUE USING A PATCH | SCHERBEL, TODD J | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18646327 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR COMBINING AND/OR DELIVERING INJECTABLE MATERIALS | SU, SUSAN SHAN | 3781 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18637185 | COILED WIRE ELECTRODE | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18390499 | OPEN LUMEN RADIOFREQUENCY NEEDLE | GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY | 3794 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18541175 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 4100 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18526904 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE HAVING A DISTAL APERTURE | HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18486258 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 37d overdue | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18360897 | ENDOSCOPIC PATCH DELIVERY | MENDEZ, KATHERINE H | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18347865 | MICROCATHETER | OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18308415 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH SENSING | COLLINS, SEAN W | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18304086 | ELONGATED MEDICAL NEEDLE ASSEMBLY | CLARK, RYAN T | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18303263 | ACTUATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 3795 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Apr 19, 2023 |
| 18192960 | ELONGATED CONVEYANCE ASSEMBLY HAS TACTILE FEATURE | BOSWORTH, KAMI A | 3783 | §102 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18192378 | SURGICAL PERFORATION BETWEEN THE AORTA AND LEFT ATRIUM | RHODES, NORA W | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2023 |
| 18184794 | GUIDEWIRE WITH PORTIONS OF REDUCED STIFFNESS | PATEL, OM | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 16, 2023 |
| 18181935 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CARRYING OUT A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 3794 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Mar 10, 2023 |
| 18119681 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CATHETER WITH ACTUATING PORTION | ALVARADO JR, NELSON LOUIS | 3783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18117897 | MICROCATHETER WITH MULTISTRAND BRAID DESIGN | GOLOVAN, MARK | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2023 |
| 18177603 | GUIDEWIRE HAVING GUIDEWIRE MARKERS | LOUIS, RICHARD G | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Mar 02, 2023 |
| 18170791 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING THE PERICARDIAL SPACE | HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES | 3794 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2023 |
| 18167738 | SYSTEM OF MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHOD FOR PERICARDIAL PUNCTURE | GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
| 18157569 | HYBRID TRANSSEPTAL DILATOR AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | GONZALEZ, LEI NMN | 3783 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 20, 2023 |
| 18079919 | STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | HENSON, DEVIN B | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 72d | Pending | Dec 13, 2022 |
| 18072328 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE PUNCTURE | VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 17924212 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR FLEXIBLE MEDICAL ASSEMBLY | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Nov 09, 2022 |
| 17920214 | SHEATH ASSEMBLY AND/OR DILATOR ASSEMBLY | GRASMEDER, SARAH DYMPNA | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2022 |
| 17917636 | CATHETER AND PERFORATION SYSTEM INCLUDING CATHETER | GUERRERO ROSARIO, ANA VERUSKA | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2022 |
| 17917640 | MEDICAL ASSEMBLIES HAVING SENSOR DEVICES | BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE | 3797 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Oct 07, 2022 |
| 17938376 | Methods and Devices for Puncturing Tissue | HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Oct 06, 2022 |
| 17910551 | NEEDLE ASSEMBLY FOR FORMING HOLE THROUGH BIOLOGICAL WALL | MOSSBROOK, WILLIAM ERIC | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2022 |
| 17852986 | MEDICAL DEVICE HANDLES WITH MULTIPLE DEGREES OF FREEDOM | SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jun 29, 2022 |
| 17769108 | MEDICAL GUIDEWIRE ASSEMBLY AND/OR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | ZIEGLER, ABIGAIL M | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2022 |
| 17348939 | MEDICAL GUIDEWIRE ASSEMBLY HAVING IDENTIFICATION DEVICE | BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Jun 16, 2021 |
| 17222549 | MEDICAL SHEATH ASSEMBLY | KELLOGG, MICHAEL S | 3798 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2021 |
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