Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
194 pending office actions • 20 art units • 104 examiners • 0 of 194 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 176 patents granted in the last 365 days
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation has 188 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The portfolio spans 99 examiners and 19 art units, indicating substantial examiner breadth within a comparatively concentrated set of technical organizations. This structure supports centralized art-unit knowledge management, standardized response review, and coordinated tracking of recurring claim issues. Individual examiner strategy remains important because the matters are distributed across many assigned examiners.
FLORES, ADRIAN is the busiest examiner, with 7 pending matters. That concentration supports a dedicated review of the associated group, but it does not represent the full docket. Counsel should pair examiner-specific preparation with art-unit coordination and application-level decisions across the remaining matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 40 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. 40 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 + other | 5 (3%) |
| §103 only | 45 (23%) |
| §102 only | 17 (9%) |
| §112 only | 4 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 10 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 108 (56%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORES, ADRIAN | 7 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 5 | 48.1% | +45.2% |
| BARIA, DINAH N | 5 | 72.9% | +28.5% |
| WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE | 5 | 49.8% | +26.2% |
| MANNAN, MIKAIL A | 5 | 68.3% | +24.0% |
| HU, ANN M | 4 | 67.8% | +21.5% |
| LYNCH, ROBERT A | 4 | 80.3% | +12.9% |
| DAVID, SHAUN L | 4 | 72.7% | +18.5% |
| RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 4 | 72.4% | +39.2% |
| LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 4 | 72.1% | +17.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18447241 | HIGH STRENGTH CORDS FOR CARDIAC PROCEDURES | FLORES, ADRIAN | 2d overdue |
| 19095774 | SPRING AND COIL DEVICES FOR PAPILLARY MUSCLE APPROXIMATION AND VENTRICLE REMODELING | LYNCH, ROBERT A | — |
| 18418019 | SENSING HEART VALVE REPAIR DEVICES | FLORES, ADRIAN | — |
| 18411286 | EXPANDABLE SHEATH | LYNCH, ROBERT A | — |
| 18511999 | IMPLANTABLE FIBERS, YARNS AND TEXTILES | FLORES, ADRIAN | — |
| 18464232 | ANNULOPLASTY RING AND TETHER ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM | FLORES, ADRIAN | — |
| 18352120 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | FLORES, ADRIAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18491649 | NIRS / TISSUE OXIMETRY BASED METHOD TO MEASURE ARTERIAL BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION FROM PULSATILE HEMOGLOBIN WAVEFORMS | OGLES, MATTHEW ERIC | 43d overdue |
| 18112455 | MEDICAL BALLOON SENSING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL | 31d overdue |
| 18222923 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE HAVING MULTI-LEVEL SEALING MEMBER | GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J | 24d overdue |
| 18948838 | SOFT TISSUE ACCESS SUPPORT DEVICES AND METHODS | IGBOKO, CHIMA U | 9d overdue |
| 18486443 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DELIVERY ASSEMBLIES WITH MULTIPLE LOCATION PRESSURE SENSING | DAVID, SHAUN L | 9d overdue |
| 18434642 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALIGNING A COMMISSURE OF A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE WITH A COMMISSURE OF A NATIVE VALVE | IGBOKO, CHIMA U | 4d overdue |
| 18352860 | HEART VALVE SEALING DEVICES AND DELIVERY DEVICES THEREFOR | RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO | 4d overdue |
| 17656840 | VALVE REPAIR USING TISSUE ANCHORS | HIGHLAND, RACHEL S | 4d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17940868 | DELIVERY SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS | MANNAN, MIKAIL A | 11d overdue |
| 18486443 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DELIVERY ASSEMBLIES WITH MULTIPLE LOCATION PRESSURE SENSING | DAVID, SHAUN L | 9d overdue |
| 18940504 | PERICARDICAL TRANSECTION DEVICES AND METHOD | RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 5d |
| 18507310 | Proximal Element Actuator Fixation And Release Mechanisms | RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 12d |
| 18097365 | EXPANDABLE INTRODUCER FOR DILATING THE DISTAL TIP OF AN INTRODUCER SHEATH | RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 19d |
| 17822689 | EXPANDABLE SHEATH FOR INTRODUCING A ENDOVASCULAR DELIVERY DEVICE INTO A BODY | DAVID, SHAUN L | 27d |
| 18220730 | DILATORS AND SHEATHS WITH EXPANSION FEATURES | BARIA, DINAH N | 28d |
| 17982915 | KINK-RESISTANT EXPANDABLE SHEATH | DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 53d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3774 | 83 |
| 3771 | 48 |
| 3783 | 10 |
| 3791 | 9 |
| 3799 | 7 |
| 3794 | 6 |
| 3796 | 5 |
| 3781 | 5 |
| 3792 | 3 |
| 3736 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19349704 | EXPANDABLE SHEATH AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | HU, ANN M | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2025 |
| 19306885 | BLOOD-VESSEL-ANCHORED CARDIAC SENSOR | MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 19293867 | FORM FITTING TERMINALLY STERILIZABLE PACKAGING SYSTEMS FOR CATHETERS | THOMAS, KAREEN KAY | 3736 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19266599 | SYSTEMS FOR PLACING A COAPTING MEMBER BETWEEN VALVULAR LEAFLETS | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19265102 | TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE STORAGE CONTAINER AND CRIMPING MECHANISM | IMPINK, MOLLIE LLEWELLYN | 3799 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19263886 | ROTARY FIBROUS MATERIAL APPLICATION TO MEDICAL DEVICES | SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A | 1742 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19227359 | METHOD OF REDUCING LEFT ATRIAL PRESSURE | OUYANG, BO | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 49d | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19218003 | TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE WITH DEFORMABLE INDUCTOR FOR DUAL WIRELESS PRESSURE MONITORING | MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19217891 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSAORTIC DELIVERY OF A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | OU, JING RUI | 3771 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19190449 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PACKAGING AND PREPARING A PROSTHETIC VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEM | REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN | 3736 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19177436 | MOTORIZED IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 3771 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19176059 | MEDICAL DEVICE PACKAGING CONFIGURABLE FOR DEVICE PREPARATION | PAL, PRINCE | 3735 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19174837 | LOCK AND RELEASE MECHANISMS FOR TRANS-CATHETER IMPLANTABLE DEVICES | LOUIS, RICHARD G | 3771 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 19173459 | RIGHT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE | LEVICKY, WILLIAM J | 3796 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19098216 | CURVED OUTER SHEATH FOR A SHUNT DEVICE DELIVERY DEVICE | LE, QUYNH DAO | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19095774 | SPRING AND COIL DEVICES FOR PAPILLARY MUSCLE APPROXIMATION AND VENTRICLE REMODELING | LYNCH, ROBERT A | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19087777 | PURSE-STRING SUTURES | MILLER, SERENITY A | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19079303 | SYSTEMS OF HEART VALVE DELIVERY | LYNCH, ROBERT A | 3771 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19047425 | TETHERED COMPLIANCE-ENHANCEMENT BALLOONS | FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19044668 | UNIDIRECTIONAL VALVULAR IMPLANT | LYNCH, ROBERT A | 3771 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 19030022 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | DAVID, SHAUN L | 3771 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19020029 | PRESSURE-INDUCED MODULATION SYSTEMS | LE, KHOA TAN | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19018270 | PERCUTANEOUS CLIP FOR REPAIRING A HEART VALVE | FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN | 3771 | §112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19016180 | MEDICAL DEVICE PACKAGING WITH MICROORGANISM RESISTANT CHANNELS | IMPINK, MOLLIE LLEWELLYN | 3799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18988463 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DELIVERY APPARATUS | DAVID, SHAUN L | 3771 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18965594 | DOCKING STATIONS FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVES | LOUIS, RICHARD G | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18954953 | PERICARDIAL TRANSECTION DEVICE WITH RETRACTABLE CUTTING APPARATUS | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18955704 | TRANSECTION PATHWAYS FOR REDUCING PERICARDIAL RESTRAINT | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18954086 | PERICARDIAL TRANSECTION DEVICES AND METHOD | TANNER, JOCELIN C | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18948838 | SOFT TISSUE ACCESS SUPPORT DEVICES AND METHODS | IGBOKO, CHIMA U | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18948990 | OUTER SKIRT FOR AN EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18946456 | PERICARDIAL TRANSECTION DEVICE WITH SUCTION DEVICE | HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18943635 | CONTROLLED OPENING OF EXPANDABLE ACCESS SHEATHS | NGUYEN, TUAN VAN | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18942285 | COMMISSURE COVER FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18940504 | PERICARDICAL TRANSECTION DEVICES AND METHOD | RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18940674 | PERICARDIAL TRANSECTION DEVICES AND METHODS | OU, JING RUI | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18912033 | CRIMPING DEVICES FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES | HALL JR, TYRONE VINCENT | 3723 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18911013 | HANDLE FOR AN IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS | COCHRAN, KARI LEE | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18908057 | SENSOR IMPLANT DEVICE WITH STABILIZING APPENDAGE | BERHANU, ETSUB D | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18907484 | PROSTHETIC VALVES FOR DEPLOYMENT | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2024 |
| 18906445 | DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR A DOCKING DEVICE | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18904572 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLINICAL EVENT EVALUATION | LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G | 3682 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18898337 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHUNTING AND DEVICE IMPLANTATION | DANG, ANH TIEU | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18896523 | STEERABLE CATHETER WITH MULTIPLE PULL WIRES | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18894212 | ADVANCED SHEATH PATTERNS | BYRD, BRIGID K | 3771 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18887376 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING PROSTHETIC VALVE LEAFLETS | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18885198 | GUIDE CATHETER FOR AN IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18883921 | DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR A MECHANICALLY EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO | 3774 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18828165 | COLLAPSIBLE COIL ANTENNA | BLASS, PARIS MARIE | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18827056 | FLEXIBLE VALVE ANCHORS | STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE | 3700 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialEdwards Lifesciences Corporation has 194 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 20 art units and 104 examiners.
Adrian Flores has the most, with 7 of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
