Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
133 pending office actions • 58 clients • 118 examiners • 48 art units • 0 of 133 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
SHAY GLENN LLP has 134 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering, alongside 5001 career applications. The figures identify a substantial active examination workload supported by a broad application record in this technology area.
The resolved allowance rate is 84.4%, and allowed matters averaged 3.5 office actions per allowance. The allowance rate provides an outcome measure for resolved matters, while the action average indicates the amount of examination activity associated with matters that reached allowance. Practitioners can use the combination to distinguish current docket pressure from historical prosecution results.
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 | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (6%) |
| §103 only | 42 (32%) |
| §102 only | 5 (4%) |
| §112 only | 5 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 5 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 63 (47%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3 | 72.1% | +17.0% |
| STEINBERG, AMANDA L | 3 | 51.7% | +26.1% |
| JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 2 | 63.3% | +22.8% |
| LUAN, SCOTT | 2 | 65.6% | +12.2% |
| DANG, ANH TIEU | 2 | 65.7% | +34.8% |
| ROBLES, EILEEN | 2 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| WILLSE, DAVID H | 2 | 67.3% | +14.0% |
| LAU, MICHAEL J | 2 | 72.3% | +23.2% |
| ZAMORY, JUSTIN L | 2 | 72.7% | +17.6% |
| FARDANESH, MARJAN | 2 | 72.6% | +19.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18911698 | BRAIN STIMULATION USING SUBCRANIAL ELECTRODE AND SUBCUTANEOUS ELECTRODE | ROBLES, EILEEN | — |
| 18893907 | CONTROL OF VAGAL STIMULATION | ROBLES, EILEEN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18792383 | LIFT SYSTEM FOR BEDDING WITH THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS AND METHODS OF USE | HALL, LUKE F | 156d overdue |
| 18450961 | PRESSURE CHAMBER AND LIFT FOR DIFFERENTIAL AIR PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH MEDICAL DATA COLLECTION CAPABILITIES | YIP, JACK | 110d overdue |
| 16132878 | INTRAVASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION | DANIEL, ANTARIUS S | 60d overdue |
| 19046322 | HISTOTRIPSY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THERMAL DOSE DELIVERED TO A SUBJECT | FANG, MICHAEL YIMING | 44d overdue |
| 18488486 | IMPLANT FUSION DEVICE WITH ENHANCED OSTEOINDUCTIVITY | HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA | 32d overdue |
| 18745993 | BACK TABLE OPTIMIZATION USING REAL TIME SURGICAL ACTIVITY RECOGNITION | RASNIC, HUNTER J | 30d overdue |
| 18955963 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH PATIENT CARE PROTOCOLS | TIEDEMAN, JASON S | 9d overdue |
| 18664817 | REVERSING DEMYELINATION | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 8d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18664817 | REVERSING DEMYELINATION | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 8d overdue |
| 18568681 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 55d |
| 19224699 | TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | — |
| 19123721 | CLOT VISUALIZATION AND WORKFLOWS UTILIZING REAL-TIME IMAGING FOR THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | — |
| 18878640 | THERAPEUTIC ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TREATMENT | LUAN, SCOTT | — |
| 18870381 | ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION APPARATUSES | STEINBERG, AMANDA L | — |
| 18930761 | THROMBECTOMY DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF VASCULAR THROMBI FROM A BLOOD VESSEL | DANG, ANH TIEU | — |
| 18907384 | SURGICAL TOOL SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE TOOL TIP INTERFACES | LUAN, SCOTT | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3774 | 17 |
| 3771 | 17 |
| 3792 | 15 |
| 3796 | 10 |
| 3797 | 9 |
| 3783 | 7 |
| 3798 | 6 |
| 3773 | 4 |
| 3791 | 4 |
| 1783 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19303343 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANTEGRADE TRANSCATHETER VALVE REPAIR OR IMPLANTATION | VANTIS VASCULAR, INC. | ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB | 3774 | §112Other | Final Rejection | 75d | Pending | Aug 18, 2025 |
| 19154377 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING GUIDEWIRE RE-ENTRY INTO A TRUE LUMEN | Truvue, Inc. | FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L | 3798 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19144216 | HISTOTRIPSY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Histosonics, Inc. | FARAG, AMAL ALY | 3798 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19139227 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING HISTOTRIPSY BUBBLE CLOUD SIZE THROUGH PULSE SHAPE OPTIMIZATION | Histosonics, Inc. | TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA | 3797 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19235529 | EXTREMELY LOW DUTY-CYCLE ACTIVATION OF THE CHOLINERGIC ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PATHWAY TO TREAT CHRONIC INFLAMMATION | Setpoint Medical Corporation | MARLEN, TAMMIE K | 3796 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19228640 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT OF HOSPITAL QUALITY MEASURES | The Regents of the University of California | BARR, MARY EVANGELINE | 3682 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19224699 | TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | Setpoint Medical Corporation | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 3792 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19210976 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TUNING A HISTOTRIPSY THERAPY TRANSDUCER | Histosonics, Inc. | BRUTUS, JOEL F | 3797 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19209782 | PATIENT SAFETY MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS | Invisalert Solutions, Inc. | POPE, DARYL C | 2686 | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19200621 | THROMBECTOMY METHODS | Inquis Medical, Inc. | DOUBRAVA, JOHN A | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 82d | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19127410 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURGICAL GUIDANCE | Kaliber Labs Inc. | SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 19123691 | THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOVING THROMBUS | Shifamed Holdings, LLC | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19123721 | CLOT VISUALIZATION AND WORKFLOWS UTILIZING REAL-TIME IMAGING FOR THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Shifamed Holdings, LLC | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19061794 | HISTOTRIPSY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Histosonics, Inc. | CWERN, JONATHAN | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19106171 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | Shifamed Holdings, LLC | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19103712 | NEUROSTIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Epic Neuro, Inc. | HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN | 3796 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19050032 | IMPLANT PLACEMENT | Si-Bone Inc. | CARTER, TARA ROSE E | 3773 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19101587 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL COLLABORATION | Kaliber Labs Inc. | LI, GRACE Q | 2618 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19046322 | HISTOTRIPSY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THERMAL DOSE DELIVERED TO A SUBJECT | Histosonics, Inc. | FANG, MICHAEL YIMING | 3798 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19037061 | CATHETER WITH INTEGRATED EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE | Emboline, Inc. | TANNER, JOCELIN C | 3771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19031280 | EVAPORATION MANAGEMENT IN DIGITAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES | Integra Biosciences AG | NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN | 1795 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19024752 | SPINE STABILIZATION | Si-Bone Inc. | PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J | 3773 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18994028 | MEDICAL DEVICES FOR FLUID DELIVERY AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE | Encompass Vascular, Inc. | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | 3771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18879747 | OPTICAL SENSING TO DETECT MUSCLE DENSITY IN A WEARABLE ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION APPARATUS | Lf Bolt Corp. | TEHRANI, DANIEL | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 19004205 | FLOORING ELEMENT DRAIN PATH DEVICE | Raaft Limited | ADAMOS, THEODORE V | 3635 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 19002650 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REDUCING BLEEDING VIA COORDINATED TRIGEMINAL AND VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION | The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research | EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18878669 | SURGICAL ANALYTICS AND TOOLS | Kaliber Labs Inc. | HA, ALICIA | 2611 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18878640 | THERAPEUTIC ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TREATMENT | Lf Bolt Corp. | LUAN, SCOTT | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18979544 | NON FOULING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MANIPULATING AND PROCESSING ENCAPSULATED DROPLETS | Miroculus Inc. | VERA, ELISA H | 1748 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18979530 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR TRANSDERMAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF NERVES TO MODIFY OR INDUCE A COGNITIVE STATE | Thync Global, Inc. | ADAMS, WILLIAM PATRICK | 3792 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18870381 | ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION APPARATUSES | Lf Bolt Corp. | STEINBERG, AMANDA L | 3792 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18868616 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | Shifamed Holdings, LLC | NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18955146 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ULTRASOUND IMAGE QUALITY BY APPLYING WEIGHTING FACTORS | Maui Imaging, Inc. | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 3798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18955278 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING OBJECT MOTION | Maui Imaging, Inc. | GILLIARD, DELOMIA L | 2668 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18955963 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH PATIENT CARE PROTOCOLS | Invisalert Solutions, Inc. | TIEDEMAN, JASON S | 3683 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18951349 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PREPARING BONE TO RECEIVE AN IMPLANT | Si-Bone Inc. | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18948323 | CALIBRATION OF MULTIPLE APERTURE ULTRASOUND PROBES | Maui Imaging, Inc. | ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 3645 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18946125 | HIGH-POWER PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD APPLICATOR SYSTEMS | Regenesis Biomedical, Inc. | ZAKARIA, AKM | 2858 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18864988 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING A MICROSCOPE SYSTEM | Jung-Chi Liao | LEE, MATTHEW Y | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18930761 | THROMBECTOMY DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF VASCULAR THROMBI FROM A BLOOD VESSEL | Anaconda Biomed, S.L. | DANG, ANH TIEU | 3771 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18857805 | EMBOLIC PROTECTION FOR MITRAL AND TRICUSPID VALVE PROCEDURES | Emboline, Inc. | POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE | 3771 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18911698 | BRAIN STIMULATION USING SUBCRANIAL ELECTRODE AND SUBCUTANEOUS ELECTRODE | Epic Neuro, Inc. | ROBLES, EILEEN | 3792 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18907384 | SURGICAL TOOL SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE TOOL TIP INTERFACES | Modular Surgical, Inc. | LUAN, SCOTT | 3792 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18897831 | ANNULOPLASTY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Silara Medtech Inc. | LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN | 3774 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18895941 | OPHTHALMIC LENSES WITH FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS | Staar Surgical Company | WILLSE, DAVID H | 3774 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18893907 | CONTROL OF VAGAL STIMULATION | Setpoint Medical Corporation | ROBLES, EILEEN | 3792 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18893942 | KNEE IMPLANT | Duke University | JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE | 1613 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18893562 | RADIATION PROTECTION APPARATUS AND MATERIALS THEREFOR | Radiaction Ltd. | IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE | 2881 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18888056 | CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHOD CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHOD | Grand River Solutions | CHOY, PAN G | 3624 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18847594 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | Shifamed Holdings, LLC | BYRD, BRIGID K | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial84.4% of resolved applications prosecuted by Shay Glenn LLP were allowed, across 5,001 applications in USPTO records.
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133 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 58 clients, before 118 examiners in 48 art units.
