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 • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Surmodics, Inc. currently has 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a concentrated administrative focus. Such a structure allows the company to dedicate its resources to the examination track rather than managing multiple conflicting requirements from different patent office groups. The alignment of 1 distinct examiner with 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technical subject matter is specialized, potentially leading to consistent feedback during the examination process.
MITCHELL BRAIN HOAG is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. This specific action represents the company's active prosecution in this field. With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the company's immediate success depends on navigating the specific preferences of this individual. Practitioners should note that the 1 distinct art unit involved will dictate the procedural framework for this case, making it essential to understand the specific internal policies of that unit to ensure a favorable outcome for the 1 pending office action.
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 | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | 1 | 70.3% | +19.4% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17896589 | THROMBECTOMY CAPTURE SYSTEM | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17896589 | THROMBECTOMY CAPTURE SYSTEM | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialSurmodics, Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Mitchell Brain Hoag has the most, with 1 of Surmodics, Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
