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Shockwave Medical, Inc.

211 applicationsfiled 2009 to 2026

Allowance rate
95%
+20 pts vs the USPTO range 91% to 98%
Rejections before allowance
1.4
−0.2 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
19.4 mo
+0.8 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
27%
level with the USPTO

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification149 apps
A61F 57 apps
A61M Devices for introducing media into the body3 apps
A61H 1 apps

Art units

3771110 apps
373132 apps
377425 apps
OPAP11 apps
37266 apps
37835 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19699621SHOCK WAVE CATHETER SYSTEM WITH ENERGY CONTROL2026-06-05Pending00n/a
19648936ELECTRODE DESIGN FOR DIRECTIONAL LITHOTRIPSY CATHETERS2026-04-15Pending00n/a
19643315SHOCK WAVE CATHETER AND SHOCK WAVE CATHETER SYSTEM2026-04-09Pending00n/a
15973830Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15418407Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15998664Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15633471Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15644708Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15113752Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15851856Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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