Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3779 3795

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.9%
Allow Rate
+8.9% vs TC avg
647
Total Applications
+20.1%
Interview Lift
1104
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 627 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
32.1%
§103 Obviousness
34.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18684410 MEASURING DEVICE FOR AN ENDOSCOPE FOR READJUSTING A MAXIMUM LUMINOSITY Non-Final OA HOYA CORPORATION
18545472 SIPHON PROTECTION AND INFECTION PREVENTION OF AIR-WATER TUBE END CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18526428 MULTI-ENDOSCOPE PLATFORM COUPLING Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18494928 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO SUPPLY FLUIDS TO AN ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18583630 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA National Cancer Center
18540074 ENDOSCOPY IN REVERSIBLY ALTERED ANATOMY Non-Final OA Olympus Corporation
18303263 ACTUATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18694330 VISUAL URETEROSCOPE Non-Final OA THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NINGBO UNIVERSITY
18575689 CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR DISTAL TIP AND BENDING SECTION, AND ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU RED PINE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD.
18568664 A DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING PROBE AND/OR ENDOSCOPE PARTS OF MEDICAL DEVICES INTRODUCED THROUGH THE MOUTH OF A PATIENT Non-Final OA EchoVice ApS
18516207 ROTATABLE 3D ENDOSCOPE AND IMAGING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED DESIGN OF OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING UNIT Non-Final OA BEIJING FANXING GUANGDIAN MEDICAL TREATMENT EQUIPMENT CO., LTD
18319963 ENDOSCOPE HANDLE WITH ADJUSTABLE KNOB OFFSET Non-Final OA AdaptivEndo LLC
17932894 WIRELESS ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection Treble Innovations, LLC
17611163 DETACHABLE SHAFTS FOR ENDOSCOPES Non-Final OA 270 SURGICAL LTD.
17139763 Devices, Methods and Systems for Acquiring Medical Diagnostic Information and Provision of Telehealth Services Non-Final OA Ryan Boucher

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