Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
34 pending office actions • 8 art units • 30 examiners • 0 of 34 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 28 patents granted in the last 365 days
Shifamed Holdings LLC operates a company patent portfolio in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. There are 34 pending office actions currently active. These actions are distributed among 30 distinct examiners and 8 distinct art units. MORALES, JON ERIC C is the busiest examiner, responsible for 2 pending actions. The presence of 34 pending office actions suggests a significant volume of ongoing prosecution within the medical device sector.
The 34 pending office actions are spread across 8 distinct art units, suggesting a broad technical range. With 30 distinct examiners involved, the company must manage a high volume of individual examiner interactions. The fact that 8 distinct art units are involved for the pending office actions suggests that the company's technology is being reviewed by several different specialized groups. Practitioners should monitor the 2 pending actions with the busiest examiner while coordinating across the 30 distinct examiners. This decentralized structure requires a highly adaptable prosecution strategy to address the diverse requirements of the identified technical groups.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 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. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 11 (32%) |
| §102 only | 3 (9%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 18 (53%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORALES, JON ERIC C | 2 | 85.4% | +10.0% |
| LAU, MICHAEL J | 2 | 72.0% | +23.4% |
| STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH | 2 | 48.2% | +29.2% |
| DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 2 | 48.1% | +45.2% |
| RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 1 | 68.5% | +15.9% |
| DAKKAK, JIHAD | 1 | 49.3% | +46.0% |
| NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD | 1 | 66.0% | +51.2% |
| BYRD, BRIGID K | 1 | 71.4% | +46.4% |
| SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD | 1 | 75.4% | +8.0% |
| SHENG, CHAO | 1 | 64.4% | +26.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18245800 | TISSUE PIERCING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE | MORALES, JON ERIC C | 92d overdue |
| 18940723 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMPS WITH STRUTS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE | MORALES, JON ERIC C | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18554756 | CATHETER BLOOD PUMP SHROUDS AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF | NGANGA, BONIFACE N | 52d overdue |
| 17905556 | PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE | 30d overdue |
| 18688941 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 8d |
| 18043519 | FLARED PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DELIVERY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | HU, ANN M | 12d |
| 18681858 | ADJUSTABLE SHUNTING SYSTEMS WITH ENERGY REDIRECTING ELEMENTS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND DEVICES | BURNETTE, GABRIELLA E | 33d |
| 18248420 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMPS | GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | 47d |
| 18546070 | CATHETER BLOOD PUMPS WITH COLLAPSIBLE PUMP HOUSING AND SENSOR SYSTEM | WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL | 56d |
| 18572101 | ADJUSTABLE SHUNTING SYSTEMS WITH CONTROL ELEMENTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH | 62d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18245800 | TISSUE PIERCING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE | MORALES, JON ERIC C | 92d overdue |
| 18290595 | IMPLANTABLE SHUNTS WITH MULTI-LAYERED FLUID RESISTORS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH | 35d overdue |
| 18572101 | ADJUSTABLE SHUNTING SYSTEMS WITH CONTROL ELEMENTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH | 62d |
| 19123732 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLOOD RETURN AND RECONSTITUTING REMOVED BLOOD CLOTS | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | — |
| 18997775 | ADJUSTABLE SHUNTS WITH SHAPE MEMORY ACTUATORS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | DAKKAK, JIHAD | — |
| 18868616 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD | — |
| 18940723 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMPS WITH STRUTS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE | MORALES, JON ERIC C | — |
| 18847594 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | BYRD, BRIGID K | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3774 | 9 |
| 3781 | 7 |
| 3771 | 5 |
| 3796 | 3 |
| 3797 | 2 |
| 3792 | 2 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19123732 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLOOD RETURN AND RECONSTITUTING REMOVED BLOOD CLOTS | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 18997775 | ADJUSTABLE SHUNTS WITH SHAPE MEMORY ACTUATORS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | DAKKAK, JIHAD | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 18868616 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18940723 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMPS WITH STRUTS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE | MORALES, JON ERIC C | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18847594 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | BYRD, BRIGID K | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18841344 | BLOOD PUMP WITH CANTILEVERED IMPELLER | LAU, MICHAEL J | 3796 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18812956 | CATHETER BLOOD PUMPS AND COLLAPSIBLE PUMP HOUSINGS | SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18835590 | PUMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SHENG, CHAO | 3797 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18833350 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING AND ANATOMICAL MODELING | MCDONALD, JAMES F | 3791 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18780034 | PROSTHETIC VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEM | MATHEW, SEEMA | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18727644 | SHEATHING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR COLLAPSIBLE BLOOD PUMPS | LAU, MICHAEL J | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18698338 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING FLOW IN ADJUSTABLE SHUNTING SYSTEMS | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2024 |
| 18693856 | TETHER FOR DELIVERY OF CARDIAC VALVE | FLORES, ADRIAN | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18688941 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18681858 | ADJUSTABLE SHUNTING SYSTEMS WITH ENERGY REDIRECTING ELEMENTS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND DEVICES | BURNETTE, GABRIELLA E | 3781 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18290595 | IMPLANTABLE SHUNTS WITH MULTI-LAYERED FLUID RESISTORS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d overdue | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18572101 | ADJUSTABLE SHUNTING SYSTEMS WITH CONTROL ELEMENTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18567561 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SENSORS FOR MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICES | MALAMUD, DEBORAH LESLIE | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18494520 | PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | WILLSE, DAVID H | 3774 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18555777 | ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | LOUIS, RICHARD G | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18554756 | CATHETER BLOOD PUMP SHROUDS AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF | NGANGA, BONIFACE N | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 52d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18546070 | CATHETER BLOOD PUMPS WITH COLLAPSIBLE PUMP HOUSING AND SENSOR SYSTEM | WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL | 3799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Aug 10, 2023 |
| 18248420 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMPS | GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | 3796 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 47d | Pending | Apr 10, 2023 |
| 18247499 | ADJUSTABLE SHUNTS WITH RESONANT CIRCUITS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | MARCETICH, ADAM M | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 138d overdue | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18245800 | TISSUE PIERCING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE | MORALES, JON ERIC C | 3796 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 92d overdue | Pending | Mar 17, 2023 |
| 18043526 | ACCESS SHEATH FOR PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS | MANNAN, MIKAIL A | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18043480 | PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | GANESAN, SUBA | 3774 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18043519 | FLARED PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DELIVERY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | HU, ANN M | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 17992655 | IMPLANTABLE SHUNT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ZIMBOUSKI, ARIANA | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 147d overdue | Pending | Nov 22, 2022 |
| 17998614 | INFLATABLE MEDICAL DEVICES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE | LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN | 3774 | §102 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Nov 11, 2022 |
| 17995776 | VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEM | DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2022 |
| 17905556 | PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Sep 02, 2022 |
| 17760030 | ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 03, 2022 |
| 17615685 | CATHETER BLOOD PUMPS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE | STEINBERG, AMANDA L | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2021 |
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