Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Claret Medical Inc.

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Claret Medical Inc. has 1 pending office action in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matter involves 1 examiner and 1 art unit. BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The profile shows a single examination path.

Counsel should focus on the examiner’s treatment of the claimed medical-device structure and on the distinctions available from the cited references. Clear explanation of component relationships, operation, and technical effect can provide a stronger basis for amendment or argument than intended-use language alone. Because no parallel examiner or art-unit assignment appears, prosecution planning can remain matter specific. A targeted response or interview should be assessed against the precise office-action record.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

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Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE 1 48.5% +41.9%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18774268 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THE CEREBRAL VASCULATURE BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE 33d

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18774268 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THE CEREBRAL VASCULATURE BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE 33d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3771 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18774268 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THE CEREBRAL VASCULATURE BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE 3771 §102§103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Jul 16, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Claret Medical Inc. have?

Claret Medical Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Claret Medical Inc. applications?

Lindsey Michele Bachman has the most, with 1 of Claret Medical Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Claret Medical Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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