Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
153 pending office actions • 34 art units • 105 examiners • 0 of 153 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 313 patents granted in the last 365 days
Olympus Corporation manages a large portfolio of 157 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are spread across 33 distinct art units, reflecting the company's diverse medical technology offerings. With 105 distinct examiners involved, the company faces a wide range of examiner perspectives and requirements, necessitating a sophisticated approach to patent prosecution.
Abigail Marie Bock is the busiest examiner for Olympus, currently overseeing 6 pending office actions. While this is the highest concentration for any single examiner, it accounts for only a small portion of the 157 pending office actions. The involvement of 105 distinct examiners across 33 distinct art units necessitates a robust and varied prosecution strategy to manage the high volume of pending cases, ensuring that the company's medical device innovations are effectively navigated through the complex USPTO landscape.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 50 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. 50 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 | 10 (7%) |
| §103 only | 43 (28%) |
| §102 only | 9 (6%) |
| §112 only | 7 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 8 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 74 (48%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | 6 | 91.0% | +7.3% |
| SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 5 | 50.4% | +27.4% |
| ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 5 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| WU, PAMELA F | 4 | 57.3% | +22.2% |
| FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 4 | 73.0% | +20.4% |
| BOICE, JAMES EDWARD | 4 | 75.7% | +9.9% |
| HENDERSON, RYAN N | 3 | 63.9% | +18.3% |
| FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 3 | 79.6% | +20.2% |
| LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 3 | 52.9% | +20.8% |
| HUYNH, AN SON PHI | 3 | 53.9% | +45.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18540534 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRO SURGICAL GENERATOR | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | 15d |
| 18928294 | TREATMENT DEVICE | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | — |
| 18541886 | ELECTRO SURGICAL GENERATOR FOR FEEDING AND CONTROLLING ELECTRO SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18392000 | ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR HAVING A MODULAR OUTPUT SOCKET | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 91d overdue |
| 18762807 | BILE DUCT/PANCREATIC DUCT TREATMENT METHOD AND ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT | SONG, LI-TING | 44d overdue |
| 17840867 | SURGICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM, SURGICAL SUPPORT METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | OBEID, MAMON A | 38d overdue |
| 18533826 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CONTACT STATE | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 28d overdue |
| 18738973 | HAND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND BRIDGE FOR A HANDHELD SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 23d overdue |
| 18742467 | ELECTRODE FOR AN ELECTROSURGICAL HANDHELD INSTRUMENT | TEMPLETON, MARINA DELANEY | 15d overdue |
| 18176030 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT TOOL | MILLER, SERENITY A | 10d overdue |
| 18408980 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING FLUORESCENT IMAGE GUIDED SURGICAL OR DIAGNOSTICS IMAGERY | OAKES, JUSTIN MONTGOMERY | 10d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18392000 | ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR HAVING A MODULAR OUTPUT SOCKET | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 91d overdue |
| 17677044 | ELECTROSURGICAL HANDHELD DEVICE, AND CONTACT BODY FOR AN ELECTROSURGICAL HANDHELD DEVICE | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 43d overdue |
| 18533826 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CONTACT STATE | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 28d overdue |
| 17360241 | ENDOSCOPE DEVICE | WU, PAMELA F | 9d overdue |
| 17859471 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD | WU, PAMELA F | 14d |
| 18460102 | ESTIMATION METHOD AND ESTIMATION DEVICE | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 16d |
| 17719687 | ELECTRODE INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL HANDHELD DEVICE, AND THEIR PRODUCTION METHODS | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 34d |
| 18788936 | ALBARRAN MODULE AND METHOD FOR BRACING A PULL WIRE | HENDERSON, RYAN N | 46d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3795 | 32 |
| 3794 | 23 |
| 3771 | 11 |
| 3798 | 4 |
| 3783 | 3 |
| 3797 | 2 |
| 3774 | 2 |
| 2613 | 2 |
| 3799 | 2 |
| 3682 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19307683 | IMAGE GUIDANCE DURING CANNULATION | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2025 |
| 19295837 | VIBRATION TRANSMITTER AND ULTRASONIC TREATMENT DEVICE | REMALY, MARK DONALD | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 19244199 | CLIP UNIT, MEDICAL INSTRUMENT, AND ATTACHING METHOD OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN | 3771 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19189555 | INSERTION DEVICE HAVING OPERATION LEVER MORE EASILY BENDABLE IN PREDETERMINED DIRECTION AND OPERATION PORTION OF INSERTION DEVICE | BOLER, RYNAE E | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19183127 | DRIVE DEVICE | GIBSON, ERIC SHANE | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19179308 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | WOO, JAE KYUN | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 19074748 | MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM | HENDERSON, RYAN N | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19074787 | MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM | BARKER, DAYTON HYUN JIN | 3795 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19072279 | ENDOSCOPE CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD OF CHANGING WAVELENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF ILLUMINATION LIGHT, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | WOO, JAE KYUN | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19069448 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND SUTURE DEVICE | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19057350 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE | LY, TOMMY TAI | 3797 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19057268 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | — | §101§102§103§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19056092 | ENDOSCOPE CLIP | RIVERS, LINDSEY RAE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19037840 | MEDICAL DEVICE, APPLICATOR, AND CLIP UNIT | DANG, PHONG SON H | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19019910 | MEDICAL SYSTEM, ENERGY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROCESSOR | WU, PAMELA F | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19015608 | ENDOSCOPE TREATMENT TOOL | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19015612 | ENDOSCOPE TREATMENT TOOL | OUYANG, BO | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19002042 | ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT METHOD | RHODES, NORA W | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18971221 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS | HENDERSON, RYAN N | — | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18969586 | INFORMATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, INFORMATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | VAZ, JANICE EZVI | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18968141 | GAS FEEDING APPARATUS, SUPPLY METHOD AND GAS FEEDING SYSTEM | HUYNH, AN SON PHI | 3795 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18960364 | MEDICAL SYSTEM, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND WATER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD | MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18952311 | ENDOSCOPE BENDING PORTION AND ENDOSCOPE | HUYNH, AN SON PHI | 3795 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18928575 | ENDOSCOPE, GROUNDING METHOD AND METHOD FOR GROUNDING DISTAL END PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE | EGOAVIL, GUILLERMO J | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18928294 | TREATMENT DEVICE | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18911552 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | RHIM, WOO CHUL | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18894685 | MEDICAL DEVICE REPAIR SUPPORT | BARR, MARY EVANGELINE | 3682 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18812037 | TREATMENT INSTRUMENT WITH VIBRATION GENERATING DEVICE | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 3771 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18776375 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | HESS, MICHAEL J | 2481 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18765980 | PUNCTURE NEEDLE AND METHOD OF USING GUIDE WIRE | DEAK, LESLIE R | — | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18762807 | BILE DUCT/PANCREATIC DUCT TREATMENT METHOD AND ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT | SONG, LI-TING | 3795 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18760417 | STENT DELIVERY DEVICE, STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND METHOD | DUBOSE, LAUREN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18738750 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ | 3795 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18612092 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, MEDICAL SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | BHATNAGAR, ANAND P | 2668 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18585401 | MOLD FOR AN OPTICAL ELEMENT | SNELTING, ERIN LYNN | 1741 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18533826 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CONTACT STATE | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18386047 | TREATMENT TOOL GENERATOR, TREATMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND TREATMENT METHOD | BLAISE, BRADFORD CHRISTOPHER | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Nov 01, 2023 |
| 18200207 | ENDOSCOPE CAP, LIGHT TREATMENT ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND LIGHT TREATMENT METHOD | LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X | 3792 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | May 22, 2023 |
| 18196508 | STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND STENT DELIVERY METHOD | VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2023 |
| 18313689 | WIRE PUNCTURE OF STRICTURE FOR PANCREATICOBILIARY ACCESS | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18295441 | VIBRATION TRANSMISSION MEMBER AND TREATMENT TOOL | MENDEZ, KATHERINE H | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2023 |
| 18176030 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT TOOL | MILLER, SERENITY A | 3771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18096097 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE, EXAMINATION IMAGE EVALUATION METHOD, AND MEDICAL SYSTEM | GEBRESLASSIE, WINTA | 2677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Jan 12, 2023 |
| 17989146 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND CANNULATION METHOD | STARKEY, OLIVIA GRACE | 3795 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Nov 17, 2022 |
| 17969098 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, AND STAND | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2022 |
| 17917756 | ENDOSCOPE INSERTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF | HUYNH, AN SON PHI | 3795 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2022 |
| 17872114 | STENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND GUIDE CATHETER | SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD | 3774 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2022 |
| 17859198 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2022 |
| 17859471 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jul 07, 2022 |
| 17840867 | SURGICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM, SURGICAL SUPPORT METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | OBEID, MAMON A | 3687 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 38d overdue | Pending | Jun 15, 2022 |
| 17360241 | ENDOSCOPE DEVICE | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2021 |
| 19297269 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE | LE, PETER D | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19289308 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND COOLING UNIT | HARRIS, WILLIAM N | 2875 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
| 19287964 | MEDICAL DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | REMALY, MARK DONALD | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19226406 | INTERFERENCE FRINGE PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, SHAPE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD | LAPAGE, MICHAEL P | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19171785 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND MEDICAL DEVICE | DAVIS, AMELIE R | 3798 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19073612 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE | KHAN, USMAN A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19073671 | CIRCUIT DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19072516 | CARTRIDGE SYSTEM | GEIGER, RACHAEL L | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19071519 | MEDICAL DEVICE | RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19069391 | VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT, IMAGE SENSOR, SCOPE, AND VOLTAGE GENERATION METHOD | BHATIA, AMIT R | 2842 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19041229 | PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, DETECTION VALUE CALCULATION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | MATTSON, SEAN D | 3798 | §112 | Final Rejection | 79d | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19040095 | TREATMENT DEVICE WITH DAMPING FEATURE | SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19040566 | ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT TOOL AND ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT SYSTEM | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19039273 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | SORRIN, AARON JOSEPH | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 19032726 | INSERTION DEVICE | BOLER, RYNAE E | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19030628 | IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND IMAGING METHOD | NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R | 2424 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18984155 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18980318 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | SIMPSON, LIXI CHOW | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18977086 | RELAY ADAPTER AND MEDICAL APPARATUS SYSTEM | GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18977140 | RELAY ADAPTER AND MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM | LEE, MICHAEL | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18960040 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | COUSO, JOSE L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18948666 | OPERATION SECTION AND INSERTION DEVICE | SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18947594 | ASSISTANCE DEVICE, ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18944806 | IMAGE PICKUP UNIT, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE PICKUP UNIT | SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18945007 | IMAGE PICKUP UNIT, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE PICKUP UNIT | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18938450 | IMAGING UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE | WILSON, PAISLEY L | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18937466 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | LI, RAYMOND CHUN LAM | 2614 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18930343 | NEEDLE TUBE AND BIOPSY DEVICE | EISEMAN, ADAM JARED | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18928368 | MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM, MEDICAL SUPPORT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING MEDICAL SUPPORT PROGRAM | EDOUARD, PATRICIA KELLY | 3681 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18926779 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | WELCH, DAVID T | 2613 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18904226 | OPTICAL UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18891430 | CONTROL DEVICE, LEARNED MODEL GENERATOR, MEDICAL ASSISTANT METHOD | CHIU, WESLEY JASON | 2639 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18882543 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | HAKALA, ALAN GREGORY | 2617 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18828650 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, ULTRASONIC TREATMENT TOOL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18828572 | ENDOSCOPE CONTROL SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPE CONTROL METHOD | JONES, ANDREW B | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18828486 | ENDOSCOPE INSERTION ASSISTING SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE INSERTION ASSISTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | YANG, YI-SHAN | 3798 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18816639 | ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT | DORNBUSCH, DIANNE | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18813146 | TREATMENT INSTRUMENT | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18809730 | MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM AND MANIPULATION DEVICE | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18796848 | IMAGE PICKUP UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE | BARKER, DAYTON HYUN JIN | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18782254 | MEDICAL PROCEDURE PREPARATION SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL PROCEDURE PREPARATION METHOD | GILLS, KURTIS | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18778271 | Treatment tool | GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY | 3794 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18774115 | METHOD FOR TREATING RHINOSINUSITIS | BOICE, JAMES EDWARD | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18765513 | ENDOSCOPIC CONTROL APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, MEDICAL SYSTEM, AND ENDOSCOPIC CONTROL METHOD | TAYLOR, MEREDITH IREENE DUPAI | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18740940 | DISTAL END COMPONENT PORTION, ENDOSCOPE INSERTION PORTION, ENDOSCOPE AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE | FANG, MICHAEL YIMING | 3798 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18679121 | REPROCESSING CONFIRMATION METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPE, REUSE PREVENTION TOOL, AND ENDOSCOPE | SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | 3799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18662403 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CADEAU, WEDNEL | 2632 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18659443 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING DEVICE | NGUYEN, THONG Q | 2872 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18659852 | NEURAL NETWORK UPDATE DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING NEURAL NETWORK UPDATE PROGRAM, AND NEURAL NETWORK UPDATE METHOD | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18639583 | ENDOSCOPE AND OPTICAL PROBE SYSTEMS | BOICE, JAMES EDWARD | 3795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18589795 | ENDOSCOPE DISTAL END, ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 3795 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18411596 | BENDABLE CLIP DEVICE | GEIGER, RACHAEL L | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18404347 | TREATMENT METHOD AND TREATMENT SYSTEM | MILLER, SERENITY A | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18402827 | ENDOSCOPE DISTAL END, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ENDOSCOPE | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §102 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jan 03, 2024 |
| 18530315 | ENDOSCOPE, UNIVERSAL CORD OF ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING UNIVERSAL CORD OF ENDOSCOPE | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18520620 | BENDING PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BENDING PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18490342 | DELIVERY DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18368671 | INSERTION SUPPORT SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND INSERTION SUPPORT METHOD | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18460102 | ESTIMATION METHOD AND ESTIMATION DEVICE | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 3794 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18227388 | ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE TRANSPORTATION UNIT | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18223935 | ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ENDOSCOPE | SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18218157 | IMAGE PICKUP MODULE FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE | BOICE, JAMES EDWARD | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Jul 05, 2023 |
| 18201808 | VENTILATION PIPE SLEEVE SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENDOSCOPE | DURDEN, RICHARD KYLE | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18133072 | INSERTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF ILLUMINATING INSIDE OF SUBJECT | SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 3795 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2023 |
| 18132541 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | 3799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2023 |
| 18119468 | PERFUSION TARGET INTERNAL PRESSURE ESTIMATION METHOD, PERFUSION SYSTEM, AND LIVING BODY INTERNAL PRESSURE ESTIMATION METHOD | HEALY, NOAH MICHAEL | 3783 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18109508 | MEDICAL DEVICE | FAROOQ, MAHMOOD | 3783 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 83d | Pending | Feb 14, 2023 |
| 18163641 | CLIP INDWELLING DEVICE AND CLIP | STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL | 3783 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2023 |
| 17900984 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASONIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT | BROWN, KYLE MARTZ | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Sep 01, 2022 |
| 17883728 | TREATMENT INSTRUMENT | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Aug 09, 2022 |
| 17684225 | DETECTION OF A COMPLETE INCISION BY AN ULTRASONIC TREATMENT DEVICE | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Mar 01, 2022 |
| 18978626 | HOLDING DEVICE, ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR HOLDING AN ENDOSCOPE OR PART OF AN ENDOSCOPE | DUONG, HENRY ABRAHAM | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18976762 | ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A PORT OF A CHANNEL OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT TO A CLEANING FLUID SUPPLY | SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18941620 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH COMMUNICATION INTERFACE AND ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18929025 | ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR WITH DUAL OUTPUT | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18883420 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PRE-CLEANING AN ENDOSCOPE | LEE, DOUGLAS | 1714 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18788936 | ALBARRAN MODULE AND METHOD FOR BRACING A PULL WIRE | HENDERSON, RYAN N | 3795 | §102 | Final Rejection | 46d | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18773279 | LAPAROSCOPIC IMAGE MANIPULATION METHOD AND SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | WELCH, DAVID T | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18742467 | ELECTRODE FOR AN ELECTROSURGICAL HANDHELD INSTRUMENT | TEMPLETON, MARINA DELANEY | 3794 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18741113 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A CUTTING PLASMA AND CORRESPONDING ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR | DEMIE, TIGIST S | 3794 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18738973 | HAND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND BRIDGE FOR A HANDHELD SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18736718 | FIXATION ELEMENT, REPROCESSING TRAY, AND METHOD OF REPROCESSING A MEDICAL DEVICE | CHEN, CHANGRU | 3631 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18675731 | HAND-HELD SURGICAL DEVICE AND INSULATING INSERT FOR A HAND-HELD SURGICAL DEVICE | GUERRERO ROSARIO, ANA VERUSKA | 3794 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18421720 | DRYING NOZZLE | LAUX, DAVID J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18408980 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING FLUORESCENT IMAGE GUIDED SURGICAL OR DIAGNOSTICS IMAGERY | OAKES, JUSTIN MONTGOMERY | 2662 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18407037 | RESECTOSCOPE | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18391952 | ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18392000 | ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR HAVING A MODULAR OUTPUT SOCKET | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 91d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18544653 | MODULAR ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR SYSTEM | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18541886 | ELECTRO SURGICAL GENERATOR FOR FEEDING AND CONTROLLING ELECTRO SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18540534 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRO SURGICAL GENERATOR | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | 3794 | §112 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18539011 | METHOD FOR COMPUTING A PROCESS DESCRIPTION OF AN AUTOMATED OR SEMI-AUTOMATED MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCESSING PROCEDURE | REICHERT, RACHELLE LEIGH | 3686 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 55d | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18243373 | METHOD FOR TRACKING THE STATUS OF AT LEAST ONE MEDICAL DEVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR RETRIEVING THE STATUS OF AT LEAST ONE MEDICAL DEVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL DEVICE | HAILE, BENYAM | 2688 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Sep 07, 2023 |
| 18225820 | CONTAINER CONFIGURED FOR STORAGE AND/OR TRANSPORT OF A DISINFECTED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONTAINER, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK | 3637 | §103 | Final Rejection | 55d | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18129425 | SURGICAL GENERATOR HAVING REMOTE-CONTROLLED FUNCTIONALITY | GOOD, SAMANTHA M | 3794 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18168909 | SURGICAL GENERATOR WITH IMPROVED DRIVING OF ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | SAN MARTIN, JAYDI A | 2837 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Feb 14, 2023 |
| 18077874 | HANDHELD SURGICAL DEVICE AND SHAFT FOR A HANDHELD SURGICAL DEVICE | BOICE, JAMES EDWARD | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17719687 | ELECTRODE INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL HANDHELD DEVICE, AND THEIR PRODUCTION METHODS | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Apr 13, 2022 |
| 17677044 | ELECTROSURGICAL HANDHELD DEVICE, AND CONTACT BODY FOR AN ELECTROSURGICAL HANDHELD DEVICE | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Feb 22, 2022 |
| 17516122 | ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR WITH INVERTER FOR GENERATING HF HIGH VOLTAGE | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2021 |
| 17477843 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE STEREOENDOSCOPIC MEASUREMENT OF FLUORESCENCE, AND SOFTWARE PROGRAM PRODUCT | MALDONADO, STEVEN | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | 187d overdue | Pending | Sep 17, 2021 |
| 17369645 | RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTRODE FOR USE IN A SURGICAL HANDHELD DEVICE, ELECTRODE INSTRUMENT AND RESECTOSCOPE | BROWN, KYLE MARTZ | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 51d overdue | Pending | Jul 07, 2021 |
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