Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
70 pending office actions • 12 art units • 56 examiners • 0 of 70 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 61 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 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. 15 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 | 19 (27%) |
| §102 only | 4 (6%) |
| §112 only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 5 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 40 (57%) |
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 | 5 | 77.9% | +13.4% |
| LONG, SARAH A | 2 | 60.6% | +42.6% |
| DEMIE, TIGIST S | 2 | 75.1% | +20.7% |
| OUYANG, BO | 2 | 60.5% | +9.1% |
| BOUCHELLE, LAURA A | 2 | 80.1% | +10.8% |
| BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 2 | 72.9% | +12.1% |
| SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 2 | 74.3% | +18.0% |
| ALLEN, ROBERT F | 2 | 72.8% | +62.5% |
| VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A | 2 | 79.5% | +20.1% |
| RHODES, NORA W | 2 | 54.9% | +24.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18189354 | STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICE, HANDLE FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEDICAL DEVICE | BOUCHELLE, LAURA A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18187371 | ELONGATED CATHETER ASSEMBLY HAVING GUIDEWIRE DEFLECTOR | PRICE, NATHAN R | 22d overdue |
| 18650186 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR DELIVERING A MATERIAL | LE, KHOA TAN | 13d |
| 18071092 | STEERABLE ELONGATE MEDICAL DEVICE | PAZ ESTEVEZ, GUILLERMO G | 14d |
| 18179670 | STYLET, SYSTEM INCLUDING STYLET, AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT MEDICAL PROCEDURE WITH STYLET | GUERRERO ROSARIO, ANA VERUSKA | 23d |
| 18644525 | STEERABLE RADIOFREQUENCY WIRE | VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A | 50d |
| 18079919 | STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | HENSON, DEVIN B | 72d |
| 18360897 | ENDOSCOPIC PATCH DELIVERY | MENDEZ, KATHERINE H | 83d |
| 18119681 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CATHETER WITH ACTUATING PORTION | ALVARADO JR, NELSON LOUIS | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18637185 | COILED WIRE ELECTRODE | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 17d overdue |
| 18737622 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH DIRECTIONAL ELECTRODE | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 10d overdue |
| 18734697 | ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING ENABLE DILATOR AND SHEATH WITH ELECTRICAL COUPLING | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 14d |
| 18644525 | STEERABLE RADIOFREQUENCY WIRE | VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A | 50d |
| 19226428 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SEALABLE ACCESS TO A WORKING CHANNEL | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | — |
| 19187188 | MEDICAL DELIVERY DEVICES, ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED METHODS | LONG, SARAH A | — |
| 19074127 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE | DEMIE, TIGIST S | — |
| 19058487 | ATTACHMENTS FOR ENDOSCOPES | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3794 | 21 |
| 3783 | 13 |
| 3771 | 12 |
| 3795 | 9 |
| 3791 | 6 |
| 3796 | 2 |
| 3992 | 1 |
| 3781 | 1 |
| 3772 | 1 |
| 3774 | 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 |
| 19248999 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19226428 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SEALABLE ACCESS TO A WORKING CHANNEL | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 3795 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19187188 | MEDICAL DELIVERY DEVICES, ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED METHODS | LONG, SARAH A | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19074127 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE | DEMIE, TIGIST S | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19058487 | ATTACHMENTS FOR ENDOSCOPES | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 3795 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19057627 | BIOPSY CAP AND BIOPSY CAP HOUSING | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 3795 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19046987 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR CRYOABLATION | OUYANG, BO | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19045862 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BIOPSY CAP AND HOUSING | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 3795 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19036474 | ELEVATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D | 3771 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19012153 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | HUYNH, AN SON PHI | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19010957 | BIOPSY FORCEPS WITH SERRATED CUTTING JAWS | NGUYEN, HUONG Q | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18881641 | ABLATION CATHETERS WITH INDUCTION HEATING TO TREAT VARICOSE VEINS | DEMIE, TIGIST S | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18881673 | ABLATION CATHETERS WITH PRESSURE SENSOR TO TREAT VARICOSE VEINS | ZIEGLER, ABIGAIL M | 3794 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18881692 | ABLATION CATHETERS TO TREAT VARICOSE VEINS | DELLA, JAYMI E | 3794 | §102§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 |
| 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 |
| 18922648 | DISTAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | §102§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18917595 | MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH REPOSITIONING SHEATH | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 3796 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18910681 | BIFLUIDIC VALVES FOR ENDOSCOPES | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18899785 | HYBRID TRANSSEPTAL DILATOR AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 3771 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18887428 | MEDICAL DEVICES FOR TISSUE COLLECTION AND RELATED METHODS | NASSER, ROBERT L | 3992 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18826425 | CONTINUOUS SUCTION AND REPERFUSION MECHANISM | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18825318 | FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE FOR USE WITH AN ENDOSCOPE | WHITROCK, ZACHARIAH KIRBY | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18817718 | STEERABLE GUIDE WIRE SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | BOSQUES, EDELMIRA | 3772 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18805811 | ELECTROSURGICAL TRANSSEPTAL ASSEMBLY WITH PROTRUSION ALERT | BLAISE, BRADFORD CHRISTOPHER | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18804602 | ERGONOMIC HANDLES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | BOUCHELLE, LAURA A | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18802284 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING INDEPENDENT ARTICULATION AND METHODS OF USE | SONG, LI-TING | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18793488 | POSITIONAL MARKERS FOR CATHETER WIRES | OUYANG, BO | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18770224 | OCCLUSIVE IMPLANT SYSTEM | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18763062 | HUB LOCK FOR A TISSUE PERFORATION DEVICE | JAMIALAHMADI, MAJID | 3771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18760670 | DISPOSABLE FURLOW INSERTION DEVICE WITH COLLAPSIBLE PUSHER | CASLER, BRIAN L | 3791 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18737632 | HEAT SHRINK LINE MARKER | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18737622 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH DIRECTIONAL ELECTRODE | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18734697 | ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING ENABLE DILATOR AND SHEATH WITH ELECTRICAL COUPLING | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18733329 | IMPLANTABLE INFLATABLE DEVICE | REDDY, SUNITA | 3791 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18679019 | BIOPSY FORCEPS WITH TISSUE PIERCING MEMBER | ROBERTS, ANNA L | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18669697 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING ONE OR MORE FLUIDS | PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18650186 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR DELIVERING A MATERIAL | LE, KHOA TAN | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18646347 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR COMBINING AND/OR DELIVERING INJECTABLE MATERIALS | ALLEN, ROBERT F | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18644525 | STEERABLE RADIOFREQUENCY WIRE | VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 50d | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18637185 | COILED WIRE ELECTRODE | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18632887 | CATHETERS WITH REINFORCED SHEATH HAVING A COUPLED TUBE | HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN | 3796 | §102§103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18631776 | ELONGATED MEDICAL SHEATH | LONG, SARAH A | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18439047 | MULTI-PART MEDICAL DEVICES WITH LOCKING MECHANISM | SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN | 3771 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18411695 | STENT-VALVES FOR VALVE REPLACEMENT AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SURGERY | GANESAN, SUBA | 3774 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18541175 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 4100 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18479390 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PUNCTURING TISSUE | ALLEN, ROBERT F | 3783 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialBOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION has 70 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 12 art units and 56 examiners.
Timothy Jay Neal has the most, with 5 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.