Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
50 pending office actions • 9 art units • 36 examiners • 0 of 50 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 54 patents granted in the last 365 days
Gyrus Acmi Inc. D/B/A/ Olympus Surgical Technologies America currently has 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This single action is situated in 1 distinct art unit, indicating a concentrated technical focus for the company's current patenting efforts. The prosecution involves a unique examiner, which means the entirety of the company's pending workload is subject to the review of a single individual at the patent office.
SHAH, JAY B is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling the pending action. Because there is only a single pending office action in the entire portfolio, this examiner's specific preferences and past decisions will be the primary factor in the company's immediate prosecution outcomes. Practitioners should focus on the specific procedural requirements of the art unit, as it represents the full scope of the company's current interaction with the patent office. This narrow footprint suggests a very specific set of innovations currently under review in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector, where the count of pending actions is equal to the count of 1 distinct examiner.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 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. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 15 (30%) |
| §102 only | 5 (10%) |
| §112 only | 2 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 24 (48%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 5 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| LUAN, SCOTT | 3 | 65.2% | +12.7% |
| LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3 | 45.7% | +38.1% |
| KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D | 2 | 71.2% | +33.4% |
| FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 2 | 72.7% | +12.4% |
| WU, PAMELA F | 2 | 57.3% | +22.2% |
| LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 2 | 52.9% | +20.8% |
| CLARK, RYAN T | 2 | 50.4% | +18.2% |
| DUBOSE, LAUREN | 2 | 60.1% | +43.3% |
| HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 1 | 68.7% | +17.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18364227 | SCOPE WITH EXPANDABLE WORKING CHANNEL | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 72d overdue |
| 17820953 | FORCEPS JAW FLANGES | DUBOSE, LAUREN | 66d overdue |
| 18032114 | OPTICALLY ENHANCED INSTRUMENT WITH LASER FLUORESCING CAPABILITIES | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 56d overdue |
| 17125853 | PERCUTANEOUSLY ADMINISTERED THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE FOR TREATMENT OF TARGET TISSUE | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 36d overdue |
| 18046801 | ENDOSCOPIC ARTICULATION DEVICE | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 2d overdue |
| 18609204 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 14d |
| 18760413 | USER INTERFACE AND LOCK FEATURES FOR POSITIONING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WITHIN A BODY | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 28d |
| 19068380 | BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | TEMPLETON, MARINA DELANEY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17820953 | FORCEPS JAW FLANGES | DUBOSE, LAUREN | 66d overdue |
| 17652959 | SEGMENTED SURGICAL FORCEPS | CLARK, RYAN T | 58d overdue |
| 18032114 | OPTICALLY ENHANCED INSTRUMENT WITH LASER FLUORESCING CAPABILITIES | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 56d overdue |
| 18036532 | ULTRAHYDROPHOBIC LASER COATING AND METHOD | LUAN, SCOTT | 25d overdue |
| 17814645 | ENDOSCOPE HAVING ILLUMINATED HANDLE | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 8d overdue |
| 18609204 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 14d |
| 18760413 | USER INTERFACE AND LOCK FEATURES FOR POSITIONING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WITHIN A BODY | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 28d |
| 17653486 | DISTAL WIRE ROUTING FOR STRAIGHT JAW FORCEPS | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 28d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3795 | 16 |
| 3794 | 9 |
| 3771 | 6 |
| 3792 | 4 |
| 3783 | 3 |
| 3791 | 2 |
| 1777 | 1 |
| 2828 | 1 |
| 3796 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19190952 | FORCEPS INCLUDING A PRE-LOADED HANDLE LATCH | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | — | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19068380 | BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | TEMPLETON, MARINA DELANEY | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19035748 | COLLAPSIBLE HANDLE DESIGN FOR DEBRIDERS | KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D | — | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 18985520 | LUNG ANALYSIS AND REPORTING SYSTEM | CASCHERA, ANTONIO A | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18956243 | TERMINATING DRYING CYCLES BY MONITORING CURRENT IN ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMS | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18951300 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTABLE DEPLOYMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE | DEMIE, TIGIST S | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18911127 | ENDOSCOPIC LASER ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | ROANE, AARON F | 3792 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18911146 | AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION-COORDINATED LITHOTRIPSY | LAU, MICHAEL J | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18905566 | TECHNIQUES FOR COMPOSITION IDENTIFICATION OF AN ANATOMICAL TARGET | WOO, JAE KYUN | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18799764 | VIBRATIONAL AND ROTATIONAL CALCULUS BASKET | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18729044 | ROTARY ARTICULATING CHOLANGIOSCOPE WITH STABILIZING OVERTUBE | HENDERSON, RYAN N | 3795 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18760413 | USER INTERFACE AND LOCK FEATURES FOR POSITIONING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WITHIN A BODY | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18703629 | MODULAR ENDOSCOPE IMAGING GUIDEWIRE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18700815 | ENDOSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED STABILIZER AND CANNULATION ELEMENTS | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18609204 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18595956 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH TURBIDITY MEASUREMENT SENSOR | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 3795 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18417486 | MEDICANT DELIVERY DEVICE | KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D | 3771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18483610 | FLUID MANAGEMENT WITH ABNORMALITY DETECTION | KIM, SUN U | 1777 | §102 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18477062 | COAXIAL TIME-OF-FLIGHT OPTICAL FIBER DISTANCE MEASUREMENT USING DUAL COMB RANGING | LUAN, SCOTT | 3792 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18365502 | TWO-MODE MORCELLATION DEVICE | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2023 |
| 18364227 | SCOPE WITH EXPANDABLE WORKING CHANNEL | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 72d overdue | Pending | Aug 02, 2023 |
| 18350935 | MODULATING SURGICAL DEVICE SETTINGS BASED ON TISSUE WHITENING | GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18257809 | CHOLANGIOSCOPE SYSTEM GUIDE SHEATH AND ANCHOR WIRE | HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | 3791 | §102 | Final Rejection | 29d overdue | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18257792 | DIRECT PERORAL CHOLANGIOSCOPE SYSTEM WITH GUIDE SHEATH | BOLER, RYNAE E | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18328253 | MEDICAL DEVICE | CLARK, RYAN T | 3794 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2023 |
| 18036532 | ULTRAHYDROPHOBIC LASER COATING AND METHOD | LUAN, SCOTT | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 25d overdue | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 18313629 | FLEXIBLE AND/OR PUSHABLE TUBULAR DEVICE | AHMED, TASNIM M | 3783 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18032114 | OPTICALLY ENHANCED INSTRUMENT WITH LASER FLUORESCING CAPABILITIES | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 56d overdue | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18297719 | AUTOMATIC LASER SETTING ADJUSTMENT | NIU, XINNING | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2023 |
| 18166275 | SPECTROSCOPIC SIGNAL DETECTION DURING A LASER PROCEDURE | LUAN, SCOTT | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2023 |
| 18057306 | AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION-COORDINATED LITHOTRIPSY | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 18047736 | ENDOLUMINAL VALVE PLACEMENT PATIENT OUTCOME PREDICTION | WESTFALL, SARAH ANN | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2022 |
| 18047093 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISINFECTING SURGICAL SITE | CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2022 |
| 18046999 | ENDOSCOPIC ARTICULATION DEVICE | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2022 |
| 18046801 | ENDOSCOPIC ARTICULATION DEVICE | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Oct 14, 2022 |
| 17820953 | FORCEPS JAW FLANGES | DUBOSE, LAUREN | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 66d overdue | Pending | Aug 19, 2022 |
| 17814645 | ENDOSCOPE HAVING ILLUMINATED HANDLE | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2022 |
| 17808325 | INTRA-KIDNEY STONE DISRUPTOR | POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE | 3771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2022 |
| 17664784 | COATING MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD | GUERRERO ROSARIO, ANA VERUSKA | 3794 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2022 |
| 17663292 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SETTING POSITION OF A SHEATH IN A SCOPE | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 13, 2022 |
| 17653486 | DISTAL WIRE ROUTING FOR STRAIGHT JAW FORCEPS | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Mar 04, 2022 |
| 17652959 | SEGMENTED SURGICAL FORCEPS | CLARK, RYAN T | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 58d overdue | Pending | Mar 01, 2022 |
| 17647047 | SURGICAL DEVICE WITH SEGMENTED END EFFECTOR | RHODES, NORA W | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Jan 05, 2022 |
| 17646170 | ACTIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ANATOMIC SITES | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2021 |
| 17541721 | LUMINESCENCE PROBE FOR IN VIVO TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL | BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD | 3796 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2021 |
| 17457316 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH FLEXIBLE END EFFECTOR | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2021 |
| 17525268 | SURGICAL DEVICE AND METHOD USING TUNGSTEN DISULFIDE | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Nov 12, 2021 |
| 17398517 | INTERCHANGEABLE PROBE TIPS FOR CALCULI FRACTURE AND REMOVAL | DUBOSE, LAUREN | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 10, 2021 |
| 17125853 | PERCUTANEOUSLY ADMINISTERED THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE FOR TREATMENT OF TARGET TISSUE | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Dec 17, 2020 |
| 17100025 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH INTEGRATED LIGHTING SYSTEMS | SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2020 |
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