Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nuvaira, Inc. currently has 4 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These matters are assigned to 4 distinct examiners, with each examiner reviewing a single application. The portfolio's prosecution is spread across 3 distinct art units, indicating that the medical device technologies are being evaluated by several different specialized groups within the USPTO. This variety in 3 distinct art units and 4 distinct examiners suggests that the 4 pending office actions involve multiple mechanical or clinical sub-specialties.
Pamela F Wu is the busiest examiner for Nuvaira, Inc., currently managing 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This action is one of the 4 pending office actions total for the company. The use of 4 distinct examiners across 3 distinct art units suggests that while the reviewers are different, there is some concentration within the technical divisions. This structure requires the applicant to manage 4 separate examiner relationships while navigating the specific requirements of 3 distinct art units in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. Each of the 4 distinct examiners will apply their own technical review to the 4 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WU, PAMELA F | 1 | 57.6% | +22.5% |
| DELLA, JAYMI E | 1 | 68.8% | +30.0% |
| COOK, CHRISTOPHER L | 1 | 47.5% | +25.7% |
| LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 1 | 53.3% | +21.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18873656 | STEERABLE CATHETER DEVICE WITH VIDEO CAPABILITIES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING SAME | WU, PAMELA F | — |
| 18914999 | CATHETER AND HANDLE ASSEMBLY, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | DELLA, JAYMI E | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18480201 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED DELIVERY OF EXPANDABLE CATHETER ASSEMBLIES INTO BODY LUMENS | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 32d overdue |
| 18516008 | UTILIZATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY DURING LUNG DENERVATION PROCEDURES | COOK, CHRISTOPHER L | 83d |
| 18873656 | STEERABLE CATHETER DEVICE WITH VIDEO CAPABILITIES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING SAME | WU, PAMELA F | — |
| 18914999 | CATHETER AND HANDLE ASSEMBLY, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | DELLA, JAYMI E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3795 | 1 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 3794 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18873656 | STEERABLE CATHETER DEVICE WITH VIDEO CAPABILITIES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING SAME | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18914999 | CATHETER AND HANDLE ASSEMBLY, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | DELLA, JAYMI E | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18516008 | UTILIZATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY DURING LUNG DENERVATION PROCEDURES | COOK, CHRISTOPHER L | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | 83d | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18480201 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED DELIVERY OF EXPANDABLE CATHETER ASSEMBLIES INTO BODY LUMENS | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 32d overdue | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialNuvaira, Inc. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 4 examiners.
Pamela F Wu has the most, with 1 of Nuvaira, Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
