Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Merit Medical Systems Inc.

25 pending office actions

Portfolio Summary

25
Total Pending OAs
8
Final Rejections
17
Non-Final OAs

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18793340 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MANIPULATING AND FASTENING TISSUE DAVID, SHAUN L 3771 Non-Final OA Aug 02, 2024
18757186 INTRODUCER WITH PARTIALLY ANNEALED REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS CARTER, TARA ROSE E 3773 Final Rejection Jun 27, 2024
18745670 MICROCATHETER OCCLUSION EMBOLIZATION CATHETER WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE 3993 Non-Final OA Jun 17, 2024
18591252 MEDICAL GRASPING DEVICE WITH SLIDE ACTUATOR GEIGER, RACHAEL L 3771 Non-Final OA Feb 29, 2024
18509005 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR EXPANDABLE BRANCHING STENT PROSTHESES BLANCO, JAVIER G 3774 Non-Final OA Nov 14, 2023
18508539 BALLOON EXPANDABLE STENT PROSTHESES AND BALLOON EXPANDABLE BRANCHING STENT PROSTHESES BARIA, DINAH N 3774 Non-Final OA Nov 14, 2023
18463048 INTRODUCER WITH REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT HAVING A MORE DENSE DISTAL PORTION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS HARRIS, WESLEY G 3783 Non-Final OA Sep 07, 2023
18459721 EMBOLIZATION DEVICES INCLUDING BRAIDED WIRES, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME KHANDKER, RAIHAN R 3771 Final Rejection Sep 01, 2023
18451523 SOFT TISSUE MARKER FOR ATTACHMENT TO A SURGICAL EXCISION BED AND METHOD OF MARKING SURGICAL SITE MALAMUD, DEBORAH LESLIE 3792 Final Rejection Aug 17, 2023
18344562 HIGH PRESSURE INFLATION DEVICE OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES 3783 Non-Final OA Jun 29, 2023
18342915 INTEGRATED DEPLOYMENT BALLOON STENT DELIVERY CAMPBELL, STEFAN BRADLEY 3774 Non-Final OA Jun 28, 2023
18327410 STENTS AND RELATED METHODS DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY 3774 Non-Final OA Jun 01, 2023
18183827 STENT GRAFT WITH ELASTOMERIC IMPERMEABLE LAYER PRESTON, REBECCA STRASZHEIM 3774 Non-Final OA Mar 14, 2023
18175419 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING LAMINAR FLOW BETWEEN CONDUITS DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY 3774 Non-Final OA Feb 27, 2023
18170364 ROTATIONAL SPUN MATERIAL COVERED MEDICAL APPLIANCES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 3774 Final Rejection Feb 16, 2023
18151885 ELECTROSPUN PTFE COATED STENT AND METHOD OF USE DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY 3774 Final Rejection Jan 09, 2023
18054817 BIFURCATED VASCUALR STENT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 3774 Non-Final OA Nov 11, 2022
18053953 LOW-FRICTION COATINGS FOR SYRINGES AND RELATED METHODS YANG, CHENG FONG 3781 Non-Final OA Nov 09, 2022
18051621 LIVING HINGE SEAL FOR SILICONE-FREE SYRINGE BARREL OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES 3783 Non-Final OA Nov 01, 2022
17931327 ENDOTHERMIC COMPRESSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH 3794 Non-Final OA Sep 12, 2022
17659623 MULTI-STAGE BALLOON CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS DUBOSE, LAUREN 3771 Non-Final OA Apr 18, 2022
17655846 PLIANT MEMBERS FOR RECEIVING AND AIDING IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF VASCULAR PROSTHESES LONG, SARAH A 3771 Final Rejection Mar 22, 2022
17457859 INTRODUCER SHEATH AND METHODS FREHE, WILLIAM R 3783 Final Rejection Dec 06, 2021
17245291 DEFLECTABLE CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE CERMAK, ADAM JASON 3783 Final Rejection Apr 30, 2021
17190123 BONE BIOPSY DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS PATEL, OM 3791 Non-Final OA Mar 02, 2021

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