Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Micro Medical Solutions 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

Micro Medical Solutions Inc. is active in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area and currently has 1 pending office action. The prosecution of this portfolio is handled by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This reflects a concentrated effort on a specific patent application or set of claims.

The busiest examiner, KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D, is assigned 1 pending office action. This action represents the total of 1 pending office action for the company. The presence of the distinct art unit suggests that the technical subject matter is highly unified within the medical device field.

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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
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.

0
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
KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D 1 71.3% +32.9%

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
17339565 System and Method for Treating Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) via the Superficial Femoral Arteries (SFA) KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D 45d overdue

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
17339565 System and Method for Treating Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) via the Superficial Femoral Arteries (SFA) KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D 45d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3771 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
17339565 System and Method for Treating Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) via the Superficial Femoral Arteries (SFA) KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D 3771 §103§112 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Jun 04, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Micro Medical Solutions Inc. applications?

Christian D Knauss has the most, with 1 of Micro Medical Solutions Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Micro Medical Solutions 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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