Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
130 pending office actions • 28 art units • 111 examiners • 0 of 130 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 166 patents granted in the last 365 days
Terumo Corporation currently has 6 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed across 3 distinct art units, indicating that the company's mechanical and medical innovations fall into several different technical categories. The 6 pending office actions are assigned to 6 distinct examiners, meaning that each examiner is responsible for exactly 1 matter.
SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, with 1 pending office action currently under review. Since there are 6 distinct examiners for 6 pending office actions, the workload is perfectly distributed with no examiner concentration. The involvement of 3 distinct art units suggests that the company must navigate the specific practices of 3 different examining groups. With 6 distinct examiners involved, the company's prosecution strategy must account for 6 different individual perspectives across the 6 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 37 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. 37 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 2 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 17 (13%) |
| §103 only | 46 (35%) |
| §102 only | 10 (8%) |
| §112 only | 3 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 5 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 46 (35%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | 3 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| STIGELL, THEODORE J | 3 | 78.3% | +14.9% |
| TAYLOR, MARISSA ENVENESIA | 3 | 76.7% | +33.3% |
| LE, QUYNH DAO | 3 | 33.3% | +12.1% |
| BOSQUES, EDELMIRA | 2 | 63.0% | +20.6% |
| SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE | 2 | 58.5% | +36.6% |
| STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE | 2 | 74.2% | +24.5% |
| DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE | 2 | 50.0% | +64.4% |
| NATHAN, AIDAN LUKE | 2 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES | 2 | 78.5% | +11.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18900051 | LIQUID MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17214272 | HEMOSTASIS BAND WITH INFLATABLE COMPARTMENTS AND METHODS OF USING SAME | COLELLO, ERIN L | 96d overdue |
| 18348645 | TREATMENT DEVICE OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDER | FARRAR, LAUREN PENG | 44d overdue |
| 17823710 | Information Processing Method, Computer Program, Information Processing Device, and Information Processing System | EPPERT, LUCY CLARE | 32d overdue |
| 18185922 | PROGRAM, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | TRAN, DUY ANH | 30d overdue |
| 18209120 | INFUSION PUMP | GONZALEZ, LEI NMN | 19d overdue |
| 17933150 | LOCK ADAPTER, SYRINGE ASSEMBLY, AND PREFILLED SYRINGE | TAYLOR, MARISSA ENVENESIA | 18d overdue |
| 18367555 | Disposable Set | CARREON, ADRIAN JOHN | 5d |
| 17694800 | Catheter | KOO, BENJAMIN K | 12d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17933150 | LOCK ADAPTER, SYRINGE ASSEMBLY, AND PREFILLED SYRINGE | TAYLOR, MARISSA ENVENESIA | 18d overdue |
| 17590573 | DRIVE DEVICE AND MEDICAL INFUSION PUMP | DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE | 33d |
| 18636577 | Systems And Methods For Using Microfluidic Devices With Apheresis Systems | LE, QUYNH DAO | 39d |
| 17977626 | Systems and Methods For Using Microfluidic Devices With Apheresis Systems | LE, QUYNH DAO | 39d |
| 18900010 | LIQUID MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | BOSQUES, EDELMIRA | — |
| 18900279 | LIQUID MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE | — |
| 18890209 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY AND BLOOD VESSEL PUNCTURE SYSTEM | STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE | — |
| 18890386 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | STIGELL, THEODORE J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3783 | 28 |
| 3771 | 13 |
| 3781 | 9 |
| 3798 | 4 |
| 3797 | 4 |
| 3794 | 3 |
| 3682 | 3 |
| 3796 | 2 |
| 2677 | 2 |
| 3685 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19234973 | LYMPHANGIOGENESIS INDUCING DEVICE | OU, JING RUI | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19224922 | MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS | REICHERT, RACHELLE LEIGH | — | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19214265 | PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE METHOD | REYES, REGINALD R | — | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 |
| 19094717 | IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 3798 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2025 |
| 19086506 | BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION DEVICE AND BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION METHOD | MALDONADO, STEVEN | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19080063 | BALLOON CATHETER | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19078785 | MEDICAL ELONGATED BODY AND BALLOON CATHETER | NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19035718 | NON-TRANSIENT COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATION METHOD | LONG, FONYA M | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 19003311 | COMPUTER PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | ZHANG, LEI | 3798 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18962744 | TRANSFER INSTRUMENT | DOAN, HY KHANH | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18931507 | COLLECTION KIT AND COLLECTION METHOD | SU, SUSAN SHAN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18901267 | PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | HAYNES, DAWN TRINAH | 3686 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18899321 | INFUSION SOLUTION OXYGENATION DEVICE AND INFUSION SOLUTION OXYGENATION SYSTEM | THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18898863 | MEDICAL DEVICE | DANG, ANH TIEU | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18900051 | LIQUID MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18900010 | LIQUID MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | BOSQUES, EDELMIRA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18900279 | LIQUID MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18899278 | MEDICAL DEVICE | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18898605 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | FARAG, AMAL ALY | 3798 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18897378 | INTRACARDIAC PRESSURE ESTIMATION DEVICE, INTRACARDIAC PRESSURE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, INTRACARDIAC PRESSURE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18898595 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | JAMES, DOMINIQUE NICOLE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18895894 | PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | 3684 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18893052 | BRAIN DISEASE TREATMENT DEVICE, CONNECTOR FOR TREATMENT DEVICE, AND CONNECTOR FIXTURE FOR TREATMENT DEVICE | BURNETTE, GABRIELLA E | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18891572 | COMPUTER PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | NGUYEN, LEON VIET Q | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18891249 | HEART SOUND ACQUISITION DEVICE, HEART SOUND ACQUISITION SYSTEM, HEART SOUND ACQUISITION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | WU, TONG E | 3796 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18890209 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY AND BLOOD VESSEL PUNCTURE SYSTEM | STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18890386 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | STIGELL, THEODORE J | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18890054 | PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | EISEMAN, ADAM JARED | 3796 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18884664 | LIQUID MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18816086 | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE | LONG, SARAH A | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18807529 | CATHETER BALLOON | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 146d overdue | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18796699 | MEDICINAL SOLUTION ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18794905 | SEALING MEMBER AND BLOOD BAG SET | ZIMBOUSKI, ARIANA | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18792667 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY AND CATHETER SYSTEM | SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18793314 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND TREATMENT METHOD | IGBOKO, CHIMA U | 3771 | §102 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18792250 | METHOD, MEDICAL SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM | ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18787637 | BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION DEVICE, BLOOD VESSEL PUNCTURE SYSTEM, AND BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION SYSTEM | LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18782190 | OXYGEN MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND OXYGEN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | CERIONI, DANIEL LEE | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18780934 | Infusion Pump | NATHAN, AIDAN LUKE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18776691 | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE | BYRD, BRIGID K | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18776453 | Infusion Pump | NATHAN, AIDAN LUKE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18771573 | GASKET FOR USE IN SYRINGE AND SYRINGE INCLUDING SAME | STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18742039 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY | OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18672401 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING SHEET-SHAPED DELIVERY OBJECT | PENG, BO JOSEPH | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18711256 | NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | AHMED, TASNIM M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18663742 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR | FREDRICKSON, COURTNEY B | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18707218 | ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | FAROOQ, MAHMOOD | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18620980 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM | RUSH, ERIC | 2677 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18696401 | INJECTION NEEDLE | TAYLOR, MARISSA ENVENESIA | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18613431 | MEDICAL DEVICE | ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialTerumo Corporation has 130 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 28 art units and 111 examiners.
Evelyn Anne Thoman has the most, with 3 of Terumo Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.