Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BOLER, RYNAE E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3779 3783 3795

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.4%
Allow Rate
-7.6% vs TC avg
526
Total Applications
+8.1%
Interview Lift
1438
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 498 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19074737 MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING ASYMMETRIC BENDING Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19062675 URETEROSCOPE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING OF SUCH A DEVICE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18904299 MEDICAL DEVICE ACTUATORS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18822665 LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18807687 INSTRUMENT WETTING ACCESSORY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18497095 SINGLE PIECE ARTICULATING JOINT Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18956325 KNOBS FOR ENDOSCOPES WITH IMPROVED USABILITY AND ERGONOMICS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18834489 INTRAORAL CAMERA SYSTEM AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18186810 MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM PROVIDING AN AUXILIARY VIEW OF ARTICULATABLE INSTRUMENTS EXTENDING OUT OF A DISTAL END OF AN ENTRY GUIDE Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18060925 CONTINUUM ROBOT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17952319 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18309068 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING AND GUIDING SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18821204 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18670020 IMAGING DEVICE AND SYSTEM Final Rejection KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
18840642 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA HOYA CORPORATION
17993820 FLEXIBLE TUBE, DRIVING MECHANISM, CONTROL SYSTEM DRIVING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18880906 ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT HAVING A HANDPIECE Non-Final OA Richard Wolf GmbH

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