Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BOICE, JAMES EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792 3795

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.0%
Allow Rate
+9.0% vs TC avg
175
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
1015
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 119 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
57.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17784107 METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE DURING SURGERY Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18740526 ENDOSCOPE TREATMENT TOOL, ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, AND TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18188285 ENDOSCOPE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18252435 TENSION CONTROL OF NONSYMMETRICAL FLEXIBLE DEVICES Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18657531 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESPONSIVE INSERTION AND RETRACTION OF ROBOTIC ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA Noah Medical Corporation
18054810 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION Non-Final OA Noah Medical Corporation
18606223 MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18485026 MEDICAL DEVICE TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18454442 WEIGHTED MANIFOLD FOR AN ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17312529 URETEROSCOPE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA C.R. Bard, Inc.
17497876 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING FOGGING IN ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
18371613 DISTAL END PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18371154 IMAGE PICKUP UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18639583 ENDOSCOPE AND OPTICAL PROBE SYSTEMS Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18218157 IMAGE PICKUP MODULE FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18213394 METHOD FOR TREATING RHINOSINUSITIS Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18824836 HANDLE FOR AN ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
18824157 ENDOSCOPE COMPRISING A SUCTION VALVE Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
18805749 ENDOSCOPE WITH OFF-CENTRE HINGES FOR BENDING SECTION Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
18288753 IMAGE-BASED FUNCTION ACTIVATION IN A MEDICAL VISUALISATION SYSTEM Final Rejection AMBU A/S
18267700 AN ENDOSCOPE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection AMBU A/S
18737492 DRAPE Non-Final OA RIVERFIELD INC.
18014067 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIFIED ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE PERFORMANCE AND VISUALIZATION Final Rejection University of Iowa Research Foundation
18823997 Assistance Tool, Imaging Device, Program, And Method Non-Final OA AILLIS INC.
18014777 ENDOSCOPE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Schölly Fiberoptic GmbH
18811173 Connecting Device and Endoscope Assembly Non-Final OA MICRO-TECH (NANJING) CO., LTD.
18839889 ROBOTIC-ASSISTED NAVIGATION AND CONTROL FOR AIRWAY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES, ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection Spiro Robotics, Inc.
18718285 METHODS OF LIMITING POWER TO A PORTABLE/HAND-HELD DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON U.S.A., INC.
18718863 SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA B. Braun New Ventures GmbH
18371190 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELF-CHECKING OF AN ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection OLYMPUS Winter & Ibe GmbH

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