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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

40 pending office actions • 5 clients

Portfolio Summary

40
Total Pending OAs
10
Final Rejections
30
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (5 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 33
Biolife Delaware, LLC 3
Ka Medical, LLC 2
Restore Endosystems, LLC 1
Michael Hallisey 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18793340 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MANIPULATING AND FASTENING TISSUE Merit Medical Systems, Inc. DAVID, SHAUN L 3771 Non-Final OA Aug 02, 2024
18787249 COMPRESSION FEEDBACK HEMOSTASIS DEVICE Biolife Delaware, LLC ALBERS, KEVIN S 3786 Final Rejection Jul 29, 2024
18757186 INTRODUCER WITH PARTIALLY ANNEALED REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. CARTER, TARA ROSE E 3773 Final Rejection Jun 27, 2024
18745670 MICROCATHETER OCCLUSION EMBOLIZATION CATHETER Merit Medical Systems, Inc. WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE 3993 Non-Final OA Jun 17, 2024
18591252 MEDICAL GRASPING DEVICE WITH SLIDE ACTUATOR Merit Medical Systems, Inc. GEIGER, RACHAEL L 3771 Non-Final OA Feb 29, 2024
18441812 FENESTRATED VASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR STENT, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. PRESTON, REBECCA STRASZHEIM 3774 Non-Final OA Feb 14, 2024
18540646 METHOD FOR MAKING BRAIDED MEDICAL DEVICES Ka Medical, LLC HURLEY, SHAUN R 3732 Non-Final OA Dec 14, 2023
18509005 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR EXPANDABLE BRANCHING STENT PROSTHESES Merit Medical Systems, Inc. BLANCO, JAVIER G 3774 Non-Final OA Nov 14, 2023
18508539 BALLOON EXPANDABLE STENT PROSTHESES AND BALLOON EXPANDABLE BRANCHING STENT PROSTHESES Merit Medical Systems, Inc. BARIA, DINAH N 3774 Non-Final OA Nov 14, 2023
18507711 STENT WITH REMOTE MANIPULATION Merit Medical Systems, Inc. LABRANCHE, BROOKE N 3771 Non-Final OA Nov 13, 2023
18506802 MICRO BALLOON CATHETER WITH DISTAL VENT Merit Medical Systems, Inc. GRASMEDER, SARAH DYMPNA 3783 Non-Final OA Nov 10, 2023
18500004 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF AIRWAY BLOCKAGES Merit Medical Systems, Inc. WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 3774 Non-Final OA Nov 01, 2023
18488402 VASCULAR ACCESS ASSEMBLIES Merit Medical Systems, Inc. NICHOLS, CHARLES W 3783 Non-Final OA Oct 17, 2023
18484972 EMBOLIZATION DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE Ka Medical, LLC KHANDKER, RAIHAN R 3771 Final Rejection Oct 11, 2023
18463048 INTRODUCER WITH REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT HAVING A MORE DENSE DISTAL PORTION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. HARRIS, WESLEY G 3783 Non-Final OA Sep 07, 2023
18459721 EMBOLIZATION DEVICES INCLUDING BRAIDED WIRES, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Merit Medical Systems, Inc. KHANDKER, RAIHAN R 3771 Final Rejection Sep 01, 2023
18451523 SOFT TISSUE MARKER FOR ATTACHMENT TO A SURGICAL EXCISION BED AND METHOD OF MARKING SURGICAL SITE Merit Medical Systems, Inc. MALAMUD, DEBORAH LESLIE 3792 Final Rejection Aug 17, 2023
18353502 SINGLE LUMEN DRAINAGE CATHETER WITH TIP ANCHOR Merit Medical Systems, Inc. WIEST, PHILIP R 3781 Non-Final OA Jul 17, 2023
18344180 PLUNGER TIP COVER WITH LOCKING MEMBERS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. BOSWORTH, KAMI A 3783 Non-Final OA Jun 29, 2023
18344562 HIGH PRESSURE INFLATION DEVICE Merit Medical Systems, Inc. OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES 3783 Non-Final OA Jun 29, 2023
18342915 INTEGRATED DEPLOYMENT BALLOON STENT DELIVERY Merit Medical Systems, Inc. CAMPBELL, STEFAN BRADLEY 3774 Non-Final OA Jun 28, 2023
18342311 RESILIENCE ADAPTIVE STENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. CAMPBELL, STEFAN BRADLEY 3774 Non-Final OA Jun 27, 2023
18327410 STENTS AND RELATED METHODS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY 3774 Non-Final OA Jun 01, 2023
18183827 STENT GRAFT WITH ELASTOMERIC IMPERMEABLE LAYER Merit Medical Systems, Inc. PRESTON, REBECCA STRASZHEIM 3774 Non-Final OA Mar 14, 2023
18175419 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING LAMINAR FLOW BETWEEN CONDUITS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY 3774 Non-Final OA Feb 27, 2023
18170364 ROTATIONAL SPUN MATERIAL COVERED MEDICAL APPLIANCES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Merit Medical Systems, Inc. WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 3774 Final Rejection Feb 16, 2023
18151885 ELECTROSPUN PTFE COATED STENT AND METHOD OF USE Merit Medical Systems, Inc. DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY 3774 Final Rejection Jan 09, 2023
18054817 BIFURCATED VASCUALR STENT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Merit Medical Systems, Inc. WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 3774 Non-Final OA Nov 11, 2022
18053953 LOW-FRICTION COATINGS FOR SYRINGES AND RELATED METHODS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. YANG, CHENG FONG 3781 Non-Final OA Nov 09, 2022
18051621 LIVING HINGE SEAL FOR SILICONE-FREE SYRINGE BARREL Merit Medical Systems, Inc. OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES 3783 Non-Final OA Nov 01, 2022
17931327 ENDOTHERMIC COMPRESSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH 3794 Non-Final OA Sep 12, 2022
17903768 BYPASS SYRINGE Biolife Delaware, LLC LAUER, CHRISTINA C 3771 Non-Final OA Sep 06, 2022
17929260 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING BRANCHING BLOOD VESSELS Restore Endosystems, LLC ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB 3774 Non-Final OA Sep 01, 2022
17659623 MULTI-STAGE BALLOON CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. DUBOSE, LAUREN 3771 Non-Final OA Apr 18, 2022
17655846 PLIANT MEMBERS FOR RECEIVING AND AIDING IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF VASCULAR PROSTHESES Merit Medical Systems, Inc. LONG, SARAH A 3771 Final Rejection Mar 22, 2022
17566255 WOUND SEALING POWDER Biolife Delaware, LLC TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V 1615 Non-Final OA Dec 30, 2021
17457859 INTRODUCER SHEATH AND METHODS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. FREHE, WILLIAM R 3783 Final Rejection Dec 06, 2021
17404027 EMBOLIC BASKET, PARTICLES, AND RELATED METHODS Michael Hallisey RIVERS, LINDSEY RAE 3771 Non-Final OA Aug 17, 2021
17245291 DEFLECTABLE CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE Merit Medical Systems, Inc. CERMAK, ADAM JASON 3783 Final Rejection Apr 30, 2021
17190123 BONE BIOPSY DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Merit Medical Systems, Inc. PATEL, OM 3791 Non-Final OA Mar 02, 2021

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