Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. has 4 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters involve 4 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, so examiner coverage exceeds art-unit coverage and at least one art-unit setting contains more than one matter.

HUDSON, AMY ROSE is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should coordinate device-focused objectives across the portfolio while maintaining separate examiner strategies and tracking matters that share an art-unit context.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
4
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.

2
Hard (50%)
2
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (25%)
Double-patenting + other1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
25% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
75% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HUDSON, AMY ROSE 1 74.8% +11.7%
HOUSTON, ELIZABETH 1 37.6% +42.9%
RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 1 33.3% +45.5%
MEDWAY, SCOTT J 1 66.6% +23.0%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17992433 THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT DEVICE WITH BRAIDED-STRAND MICROVALVE OCCLUDER HAVING MODIFIED FILTER COATING HOUSTON, ELIZABETH —
17970329 THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT DEVICE WITH BRAIDED MICROVALVE OCCLUDER HAVING COLLAPSIBLE COVER RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM —

Interview Candidates (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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17236446 Atraumatic Occlusive System with Compartment for Measurement of Vascular Pressure Change MEDWAY, SCOTT J 11d overdue
18285063 CANCER THERAPY USING TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR AGONISTS HUDSON, AMY ROSE —
17992433 THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT DEVICE WITH BRAIDED-STRAND MICROVALVE OCCLUDER HAVING MODIFIED FILTER COATING HOUSTON, ELIZABETH —
17970329 THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT DEVICE WITH BRAIDED MICROVALVE OCCLUDER HAVING COLLAPSIBLE COVER RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3783 2
1636 1
3771 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18285063 CANCER THERAPY USING TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR AGONISTS HUDSON, AMY ROSE 1636 §103DP Final Rejection — Pending Sep 29, 2023
17992433 THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT DEVICE WITH BRAIDED-STRAND MICROVALVE OCCLUDER HAVING MODIFIED FILTER COATING HOUSTON, ELIZABETH 3771 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 22, 2022
17970329 THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT DEVICE WITH BRAIDED MICROVALVE OCCLUDER HAVING COLLAPSIBLE COVER RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 3783 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 20, 2022
17236446 Atraumatic Occlusive System with Compartment for Measurement of Vascular Pressure Change MEDWAY, SCOTT J 3783 §103 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. have?

TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. applications?

Amy Rose Hudson has the most, with 1 of TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are TriSalus Life Sciences, 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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