Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
177 pending office actions • 26 art units • 140 examiners • 0 of 177 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 250 patents granted in the last 365 days
Medtronic Inc. manages 183 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed across 25 distinct art units, showing that the number of actions is greater than the 25 units involved. The prosecution involves 143 distinct examiners, which is a larger group than the 25 distinct art units. Brooke N Labranche is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, handling 4 pending office actions.
This count of 4 actions is fewer than the 183 total actions in the portfolio. The presence of the various art units suggests that the company's filings cover a wide array of medical technologies and mechanical systems. With 143 distinct examiners, the company faces many different examiner perspectives across its pending matters. Brooke N Labranche is assigned more actions than any other individual examiner. The 183 pending office actions require a coordinated strategy across the 143 distinct examiners.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 42 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. 42 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 | 6 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 28 (16%) |
| §103 only | 47 (27%) |
| §102 only | 8 (5%) |
| §112 only | 6 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 7 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 71 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 4 | 72.7% | +15.7% |
| PORTER, JR, GARY A | 3 | 68.8% | +25.2% |
| FAIRCHILD, MALLIKA DIPAYAN | 3 | 79.4% | +18.4% |
| TEJANI, ANKIT D | 3 | 81.0% | +16.9% |
| LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI | 3 | 65.4% | +30.1% |
| BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | 3 | 34.0% | +33.2% |
| SAHAND, SANA | 2 | 63.4% | +23.8% |
| FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 2 | 73.0% | +20.4% |
| HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 2 | 49.2% | +39.6% |
| LEVICKY, WILLIAM J | 2 | 69.4% | +29.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18840462 | LEAD EXTRACTION SYSTEM FOR RETAINED LEAD CONNECTORS | TEJANI, ANKIT D | — |
| 18784471 | SENSING CARDIAC SIGNALS WITH LEADS IMPLANTED IN EPIDURAL SPACE | TEJANI, ANKIT D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17399344 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING CHRONICALLY STABLE ATRIAL SHUNT | RHODES, NORA W | 127d overdue |
| 17799541 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICES COMPATIBLE WITH DRUG FORMULATIONS | PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP | 120d overdue |
| 18358578 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE USING INTERNAL SENSORS TO DETERMINE WHEN TO SWITCH OPERATIONAL MODES | EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | 59d overdue |
| 18336161 | VISUALIZATION OF ARRHYTHMIA DETECTION BY MACHINE LEARNING | SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY | 44d overdue |
| 17647314 | MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PATIENT HEALTH | MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL | 31d overdue |
| 18543910 | POSTURE STATE RESPONSIVE THERAPY DELIVERY USING DWELL TIMES | LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI | 28d overdue |
| 18545899 | STIMULATION MODULATION TO MITIGATE COLLATERAL NERVE RECRUITMENT EFFECTS | KISH, JAMES M | 9d overdue |
| 18492073 | COUGH DETECTION USING FRONTAL ACCELEROMETER | BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN | 1d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18543910 | POSTURE STATE RESPONSIVE THERAPY DELIVERY USING DWELL TIMES | LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI | 28d overdue |
| 18446598 | STIMULATION PATTERNS FOR THERAPY | TEJANI, ANKIT D | 1d overdue |
| 18546564 | PARAMETER SELECTION FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY | LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI | 12d |
| 18472344 | INCONTINENCE THERAPY SCHEDULING | BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | 33d |
| 19125050 | MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANTATION BY PERIOPERATIVE PATIENT EVALUATION PREPARATION | SAHAND, SANA | — |
| 19123645 | CATHETER SHAFT CONSTRUCTION WITH EXPOSED BRAID AS ELECTRODE(S) | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | — |
| 19116079 | ADAPTIVE CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM PACING THERAPY FOR MULTI-CHAMBER DEVICES | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | — |
| 19116074 | ADAPTIVE CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM PACING THERAPY FOR SINGLE-CHAMBER DEVICES | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3796 | 26 |
| 3792 | 14 |
| 3771 | 12 |
| 3794 | 11 |
| 3791 | 10 |
| 3774 | 8 |
| 3783 | 7 |
| 3797 | 4 |
| 3682 | 4 |
| 3687 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19305054 | THORACIC ACCESS TUNNELING TOOL WITH LIGHT EMITTER FOR VISIBILITY | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | 3797 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 19150400 | PORTABLE ULTRASOUND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE TRIGGERING AND BATTERY CONSUMPTION REDUCTION | ROY, BAISAKHI | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 19191751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ILLUSTRATING A POSE OF AN OBJECT | SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN | 3797 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19125050 | MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANTATION BY PERIOPERATIVE PATIENT EVALUATION PREPARATION | SAHAND, SANA | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19123645 | CATHETER SHAFT CONSTRUCTION WITH EXPOSED BRAID AS ELECTRODE(S) | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19116079 | ADAPTIVE CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM PACING THERAPY FOR MULTI-CHAMBER DEVICES | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 3792 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19116074 | ADAPTIVE CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM PACING THERAPY FOR SINGLE-CHAMBER DEVICES | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 3792 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19112758 | IMPLANTABLE MENTAL STATE MONITOR | HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN | 3796 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19112241 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RISK OF A CARDIAC EVENT | LEVICKY, WILLIAM J | 3796 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19108326 | ACUTE HEALTH EVENT DETECTION DURING DRUG LOADING | SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON | 3682 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19108375 | COMBINED MACHINE LEARNING AND NON-MACHINE LEARNING HEALTH EVENT CLASSIFICATION | RAPILLO, KRISTINE K | 3682 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19106020 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-BASED LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION AND EJECTION FRACTION MONITORING | WELCH, HALLE MARGARET | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19105668 | MULTI-MODALITY BALLOON CATHETER INCLUDING LITHOTRIPSY BALLOON | BYRD, BRIGID K | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19057179 | DEFLECTABLE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR IMPLANT DELIVERY | GEIGER, RACHAEL L | 3771 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19049403 | TRIGGERING STORAGE OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHS FOR DETECTED PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIONS (PVCS) | ROBLES, EILEEN | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19101724 | ADJUSTABLE ROTATABLE LEAD CONNECTORS | SAHAND, SANA | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19043992 | TOOLS AND ASSEMBLIES THEREOF FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | JAMIALAHMADI, MAJID | — | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19043220 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CURRENT DRAIN IN A MEDICAL DEVICE | PORTER, JR, GARY A | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19099969 | COMPUTING SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO FACILITATE MULTI-PARTY ADJUDICATION OF CARDIAC EPISODES | MONTICELLO, WILLIAM THOMAS | 3682 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19099538 | INTRA-LUMINAL MEDICAL DEVICE WITH EVOKED BIOPOTENTIAL SENSING CAPABILITY | MOSS, JAMES R | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 18998776 | NEEDLE FOR IMPLANTATION OF LEAD FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA | WU, TONG E | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19037650 | EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM | FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19038630 | DETERMINING A RISK OR OCCURRENCE OF HEALTH EVENT RESPONSIVE TO DETERMINATION OF PATIENT PARAMETERS | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 18998737 | CARDIAC MONITOR DEVICE WITH BIOCOMPATIBLE ELECTRICAL INSULATOR | PORTER, JR, GARY A | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 18997756 | SYSTEM FOR PLACEMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING AN INFLATABLE BALLOON | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 18996066 | TRACKING PATIENT CONDITION SYMPTOMS WITH TEMPERATURE AND IMPEDANCE DATA COLLECTED WITH IMPLANTED SENSOR | HUYNH, EMILY | 3683 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18994181 | MINIATURE OPTICAL DEVICE FOR MONITORING LOCAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY | ROBERTS, ANNA L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19018441 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD | LUAN, SCOTT | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19018737 | INTERVENTIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | WU, TONG E | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19009430 | FIXATION FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | STICE, PAULA J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 19007095 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE LEADLESS NEUROSTIMULATION DEVICE | KOWALKOWSKI, FIONA MARGARET | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18879530 | INTERVENTIONAL GUIDANCE | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 19002941 | RECHARGE INTERVAL FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | FAIRCHILD, MALLIKA DIPAYAN | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18982307 | POSTURE-BASED CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY | STICE, PAULA J | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18873914 | THERAPEUTIC PULSE GENERATORS WITH CRYSTALLINE CAPACITORS | WELCH, WILLOW GRACE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18871713 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD IMPLANT TOOL | MARSH, OWEN LEWIS | 3796 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18960840 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | MARLEN, TAMMIE K | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18868819 | MEDICAL LEAD SYSTEM | WELCH, HALLE MARGARET | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18868625 | TACHYARRHYTHMIA DETECTION USING VFA DEVICES | ANTISKAY, BRIAN MICHAEL | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18867662 | IMPLANTABLE APPARATUS HAVING HELIX FIXATION WITH VARYING CROSS-SECTION | EISEMAN, LYNSEY C | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18952366 | COMPACT IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND DELIVERY DEVICE | GEDEON, BRIAN T | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18866770 | DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18948243 | SELECTIVE INCLUSION OF IMPEDANCE IN DEVICE-BASED DETECTION OF SLEEP APNEA | SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18943784 | INPUT SWITCHING IN A VENTRICULAR INTRACARDIAC PACEMAKER | FAIRCHILD, MALLIKA DIPAYAN | — | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18940444 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR INCLUDING MULTIPLE WORK ELECTRODES AND COMMON REFERENCE ELECTRODE | SHAH, JAY B | 3791 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18862801 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING AN IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR | FAIRCHILD, MALLIKA DIPAYAN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18926382 | IMPLANTABLE EXTRAVASCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION LEAD HAVING IMPROVED SENSING AND PACING CAPABILITY | LAU, MICHAEL J | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18858668 | A SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR CHRONIC ILLNESS MONITORING USING INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE DEVICES | ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18858167 | DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE | LOUIS, RICHARD G | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18857066 | CLOSED LOOP ADJUSTMENT OF HEART FAILURE THERAPY | BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18915099 | LEAD ORIENTATION DETECTION | THOMAS, MIA M | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18856860 | SENSING AND DIAGNOSING ADVERSE HEALTH EVENT RISK | COLLARD JR, DWANE EDWARD | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18912138 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18855942 | BENDABLE OPTICAL TROCAR ASSEMBLY | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18854838 | DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM | D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18853683 | CATHETER INSERTION TOOL | POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18897448 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR CARDIAC VALVE REPAIR DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF OPERATION | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18849563 | PERSISTENT HEALTH MONITORING OF A PATIENT BY A MEDICAL SYSTEM INVOKING AN APPLICATION RESTART | PATEL, SHERYL GOPAL | 3685 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18890966 | NON-UNIFORM LOADING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | MCEVOY, THOMAS M | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18845871 | DETECTION OF AN INTEGRATED OR TRUE BIPOLAR LEAD FOR SELECTING MEDICAL DEVICE OPERATING PARAMETERS | SISON, CHRISTINE ANDREA PAN | 3796 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18829512 | BUNDLE BRANCH PACING DEVICES AND METHODS | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18818507 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PACING INTERVAL TO PROMOTE MECHANICAL HEART CHAMBER SYNCHRONY | GEDEON, BRIAN T | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18841368 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 24, 2024 |
| 18840462 | LEAD EXTRACTION SYSTEM FOR RETAINED LEAD CONNECTORS | TEJANI, ANKIT D | 3796 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18808235 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MULTI-ALIGNMENT OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18837326 | SPAWN A MESH NETWORK IN RESPONSE TO A MEDICAL EVENT | HAILE, BENYAM | 2688 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18836903 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD WITH SHIELD | PORTER, JR, GARY A | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18793715 | DEVICES FOR AORTIC REPAIR, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | THOMAS, NATALIE NICOLE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18835634 | DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS USING JURISDICTIONAL CONSTRAINTS FOR ALGORITHM SELECTION | EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH | 3687 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18786916 | AI/ML SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SIGNAL CLASSIFICATION FOR THERAPY OPTIMIZATION AND INSIGHT | HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | 3796 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18783886 | OPERATION OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM TO DETERMINE HEART FAILURE RISK BASED ON POSTURE STATES | PADDA, ARI SINGH KANE | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18784471 | SENSING CARDIAC SIGNALS WITH LEADS IMPLANTED IN EPIDURAL SPACE | TEJANI, ANKIT D | 3796 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18780954 | EXTERNALLY DIRECTED CALIBRATION FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | EISEMAN, ADAM JARED | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18832356 | SYSTEMS FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVE REPLACEMENT AND METHODS | COCHRAN, KARI LEE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18832365 | TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF DETECTION, COMMUNICATION, AND SECONDARY EVALUATION OF HEALTH EVENTS | PARK, EVELYN GRACE | — | §101§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18832158 | EXPANDABLE INTRODUCER SHEATH | GRASMEDER, SARAH DYMPNA | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18730817 | SUTURE PATTERN FOR TENT HEIGHT REDUCTION IN A HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS | DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18730946 | VALVE SKIRTS FOR PROSTHETIC DEVICES | SPENCER, MAXIMILIAN TOBIAS | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18728900 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE INCLUDING LEAFLET ABRASION PROTECTION | WHITE, KIA XIONG | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18772733 | ANALYZING ECAP SIGNALS | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 3796 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18727979 | PROACTIVE ALERTS AND COORDINATED RESPONSES TO HEALTH EVENTS BY MEDICAL SYSTEMS BASED ON DEVICE USER RESPONSIVITY | SMALL, NAOMI J | 2685 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18765497 | SENSATION MANAGEMENT | ROBLES, EILEEN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18723624 | TRANSCATHETER VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED LOADING AND DEPLOYMENT | PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18723194 | CARDIAC PROSTHESIS DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING DEVICE POSITION FEEDBACK | THOMAS, NATALIE NICOLE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18748478 | LASER ABLATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | WALKER, OLIVIA | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18677774 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA DETECTION | GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | 3796 | §112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18656886 | HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS | BARIA, DINAH N | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18630713 | METHODS OF ENSURING PULSED FIELD ABLATION GENERATOR SYSTEM ELECTRICAL SAFETY | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18626074 | DISEASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | SHAH, JAY B | 3791 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2024 |
| 18619746 | HERMETICALLY-SEALED PACKAGES INCLUDING FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLIES | ABRAHAM, JOSE K | 3729 | DP | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18617773 | DELIVERY SYSTEM INCLUDING A SPLIT CAPSULE | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18616570 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DELIVERY ASSEMBLY | BLANCO, JAVIER G | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18614990 | OCCLUSION APPARATUS AND METHODS | POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18615140 | EXPANDABLE INTRODUCER | BERHANU, ETSUB D | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18693823 | NETWORKED SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO IMPROVE ACCURACY OF HEALTH EVENT DIAGNOSIS | HUYNH, EMILY | 3683 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18597198 | CAPTURE DEVICES FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF PROSTHETIC VALVE DEVICES | SHARMA, YASHITA | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18688210 | ELECTRIC FIELD THERAPY VIA IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE | LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X | 3792 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18585889 | ARTICLES WITH SURFACE COATING AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME | LAN, YAN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18582940 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DELIVERY ASSEMBLY | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18582976 | PEELABLE ADVANCER FOR DELIVERY SYSTEM | COCHRAN, KARI LEE | 3774 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18431338 | FACILITATING ACCELERATION OF ADVERTISING RATES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | TRANDAI, CINDY HUYEN | 2648 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Feb 02, 2024 |
| 18423445 | BATTERY PACK MAINTENANCE AND CHARGING | SUN, PINPING | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18423951 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | HELM, CARALYNNE E | 1615 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18421457 | ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS FOR HEART FAILURE RISK STRATIFICATION | EPPERT, LUCY CLARE | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18545899 | STIMULATION MODULATION TO MITIGATE COLLATERAL NERVE RECRUITMENT EFFECTS | KISH, JAMES M | 3792 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18543910 | POSTURE STATE RESPONSIVE THERAPY DELIVERY USING DWELL TIMES | LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI | 3796 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d overdue | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18562735 | DYNAMIC AND MODULAR CARDIAC EVENT DETECTION | LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI | 3792 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18561055 | COMPOSITE SKIRTS FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE DEVICES | PATEL, AREN | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18389093 | SPLANCHNIC NEUROMODULATION FOR HEART CONDITIONS | ANTHONY, MARIA CATHERINE | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18496373 | NOTIFICATION INDICATIVE OF A CHANGE IN EFFICACY OF THERAPY | BERHANU, ETSUB D | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18492073 | COUGH DETECTION USING FRONTAL ACCELEROMETER | BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN | 3791 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18487054 | VASODILATOR INTRODUCER SHEATH | BURKE, THOMAS P | 3741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2023 |
| 18472344 | INCONTINENCE THERAPY SCHEDULING | BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | 3796 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18470721 | IMPLANTABLE STIMULATOR WITH EXTERNALIZED BATTERY | EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18466398 | CATHETER SYSTEM FOR LEFT HEART ACCESS | KIM, EUN HWA | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18461957 | IN-BAND TELEMETRY FOR DEVICE LONGEVITY | MARLEN, TAMMIE K | 3796 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18546564 | PARAMETER SELECTION FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY | LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI | 3796 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Aug 15, 2023 |
| 18446598 | STIMULATION PATTERNS FOR THERAPY | TEJANI, ANKIT D | 3796 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 18229848 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAMPLING A FLUID | FERNANDES, PATRICK M | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18358578 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE USING INTERNAL SENSORS TO DETERMINE WHEN TO SWITCH OPERATIONAL MODES | EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | 3792 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 59d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18270111 | DELIVERY DEVICE FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE WITH AXIAL FORCE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | SCHERBEL, TODD J | 3799 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18338762 | PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD DELIVERY DEVICE | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18338696 | ELECTROSURGICAL ENERGY HARVESTING | PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18336161 | VISUALIZATION OF ARRHYTHMIA DETECTION BY MACHINE LEARNING | SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY | 3796 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 18207599 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND LEADS WITH FRINGE ELECTRODES FOR SENSING BIOMARKER SIGNALS | SCHMITT, BENJAMIN ALLYN | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 53d overdue | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18038434 | ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY | HULBERT, AMANDA K | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
| 18144940 | HEPATIC ARTERIAL INFUSION FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER AILMENTS | OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18314476 | MULTIMODAL PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | DOWNEY, JOHN R | 3792 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18313831 | FIXATION COMPONENT FOR MULTI-ELECTRODE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | LEVICKY, WILLIAM J | 3796 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18035913 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES USING A SINGLE-PIECE VALVE SUBASSEMBLY | GANESAN, SUBA | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18142475 | MOVABLE COIL IN A RECHARGER DEVICE | WILLIAMS, ARUN C | 2859 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | May 02, 2023 |
| 18141953 | CLOSED LOOP BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL | KOHUTKA, BROOKE NICOLE | 3791 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | May 01, 2023 |
| 18137383 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DIABETES WITH DORSAL ROOT GANGLION STIMULATION | SCHLUETER, MARY GRACE | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18132232 | UTILIZATION OF GROWTH CURVES FOR OPTIMIZATION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES TREATMENT | ANTHONY, MARIA CATHERINE | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 96d overdue | Pending | Apr 07, 2023 |
| 18132186 | PROGRAMMING AND CALIBRATION OF A CLOSED-LOOP VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION DEVICE | WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Apr 07, 2023 |
| 18131614 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STIMULATING OR BLOCKING A NERVE USING AN ELECTRODE DEVICE WITH A SUTURELESS CLOSURE | EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 42d | Pending | Apr 06, 2023 |
| 18183546 | DUAL FOCAL AND LINEAR PULSE FIELD ABLATION (PFA) CATHETER | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 3794 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2023 |
| 18114027 | BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND | 1752 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 18168275 | FLEXIBLE RADIOPAQUE CATHETER SHAFT | STIGELL, THEODORE J | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 18160277 | EGM FREQUENCY ANALYSIS FOR LESION EVALUATION | HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES | 3794 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2023 |
| 18101885 | THERAPEUTIC ELECTRODE LOCATION PREDICTION VISUALIZATION USING MACHINE LEARNING | EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jan 26, 2023 |
| 18057399 | Delivery Catheter System With Micro and Macro Movement Control | BLASS, PARIS MARIE | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 18057576 | HEALTH MONITORING OF A PATIENT VIA GEOFENCING | MACCAGNO, PIERRE L | 3687 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17972462 | METHOD OF FORMING A BALLOON | DARB, HAMZA A. | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2022 |
| 17960179 | PHYSIOLOGY-BASED SUSPICION INDICATOR FOR AN IDENTITY | FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL | 3687 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2022 |
| 17937245 | LOW FLOW SWITCH FOR MEDICAL ASPIRATION | PRICE, NATHAN R | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17955941 | Extended Intelligence Ecosystem for Soft Tissue Luminal Applications | BRUCE, FAROUK A | 3797 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17955607 | HEMATOCRIT SENSOR BASED ON IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT IN CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES | BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | 3796 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17933395 | NEUROSTIMULATOR TRIALING PATIENT ALERT SYSTEM | FEDORKY, MEGAN TAYLOR | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2022 |
| 17929595 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CEREBRAL IMPLANTATION STRATEGIES FOR DELIVERY OF ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD THERAPY | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | 1685 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2022 |
| 17929198 | CHANGE IN PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER IN RESPONSE TO EXERTION EVENT | MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN | 3791 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2022 |
| 17892900 | RESISTIVE CURRENT COLLECTOR COATING | HANSEN, JARED A | 1723 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Aug 22, 2022 |
| 17799541 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICES COMPATIBLE WITH DRUG FORMULATIONS | PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP | 3783 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 120d overdue | Pending | Aug 12, 2022 |
| 17881522 | EXPANDABLE INTRODUCER | BOSWORTH, KAMI A | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Aug 04, 2022 |
| 17877303 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME | STEINBERG, AMANDA L | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2022 |
| 17816001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A RESERVOIR VOLUME OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL | 3783 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2022 |
| 17866776 | INTERATRIAL SHUNTING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | OU, JING RUI | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jul 18, 2022 |
| 17855007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO HOLD TRIALING SYSTEM | HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | 3700 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 17808424 | LEADLESS PACING DEVICE WITH CORONARY SINUS LEADLET | BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2022 |
| 17807827 | CATHETER ELECTRODES FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT | HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Jun 20, 2022 |
| 17807192 | LATENCY COMPENSATION FOR DETECTION OF ECAPS | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 3796 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2022 |
| 17664787 | MEDICAL LEAD SYSTEM | MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | May 24, 2022 |
| 17770488 | BIDIRECTIONAL PERFUSION CANNULA | DAKKAK, JIHAD | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2022 |
| 17658978 | SACRAL LEAD FOR STIMULATION AND/OR SENSING SIGNALS WITHIN A PATIENT | WELCH, WILLOW GRACE | 3792 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2022 |
| 17658402 | SYSTEM FOR LEAD PLACEMENT VIA MARKERS AND MEASUREMENTS | OU, JING RUI | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Apr 07, 2022 |
| 17708761 | AXIAL AND ROTATIONAL LOCKING OF DUAL CATHETER SYSTEMS | DESANTO, MATTHEW F | 3700 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 30, 2022 |
| 17686292 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPEDANCE MONITORING | ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN | 3791 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2022 |
| 17678102 | PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD (PEF) INDEX | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Feb 23, 2022 |
| 17652241 | LEARNING ALGORITHM FOR RECHARGE SYSTEM | MCDANIEL, TYNESE V | 2859 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Feb 23, 2022 |
| 17592185 | TRANSCATHETER VALVE REPLACEMENT DELIVERY DEVICE WITH ENGAGEABLE CAPSULE PORTIONS AND METHODS | RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Feb 03, 2022 |
| 17647314 | MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PATIENT HEALTH | MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL | 3682 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Jan 06, 2022 |
| 17645218 | ECHOGENIC MULTILAYER MEDICAL DEVICE | KOLKIN, ADAM D. | 3798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2021 |
| 17528351 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL SAFETY DIAGNOSTICS | TORRES RUIZ, JOHALI ALEJANDRA | 2859 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2021 |
| 17508181 | WELDING METHOD USING FIBER LASER FOR COMPONENTS OF A MEDICAL DEVICE | OLIVA, STEPHANIE RENEE | 3700 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2021 |
| 17399344 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING CHRONICALLY STABLE ATRIAL SHUNT | RHODES, NORA W | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 127d overdue | Pending | Aug 11, 2021 |
| 17142712 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Jan 06, 2021 |
| 16650837 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMODELING TISSUE | RHODES, NORA W | 3794 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2020 |
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