Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2424 3795

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.3%
Allow Rate
+6.3% vs TC avg
326
Total Applications
+19.3%
Interview Lift
1132
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 274 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
9.0%
§102 Novelty
80.8%
§103 Obviousness
6.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18780429 DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPIC ADVANCEMENT THROUGH THE SMALL INTESTINE Non-Final OA Neptune Medical Inc.
18517105 ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18555166 ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18491498 MULTISPECTRAL FILTER ARRAYS FOR STEREOSCOPIC CAMERAS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18160192 ENDOSCOPE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CHANGING ILLUMINATION LIGHT IN ENDOSCOPE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18765969 VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE WITH AUTOMATIC BLADE DETECTION Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18526050 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT MEASUREMENT IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18054784 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPOSABLE ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA Noah Medical Corporation
18590526 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ON-DEMAND FUNCTIONALITY DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18811969 3D ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE AND IMAGING SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18041823 END EXPANDABLE OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
18738750 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18391367 DEPTH RENDERING SCOPE Non-Final OA Welch Allyn, Inc.
18882343 ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA Meditrina, Inc.
18598665 SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH SELECTIVE VIEW Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
18683711 CHEST TUBE INSERTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THORACOSCOPY Final Rejection THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18713717 DUAL ROBOTIC ENDOSCOPE CONFIGURATION FOR TISSUE REMOVAL Non-Final OA Tamar Robotics LTD
18507924 CAVITY MODELING SYSTEM AND CAVITY MODELING METHOD Final Rejection B. Braun New Ventures GmbH
18727815 SUCTION-FLUSHING-SYSTEM AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA MEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER
18489523 Ablation Catheters with Multiple Endoscopes and Imaging Chip Endoscopes and System for Altering an Orientation of an Endoscopic Image Non-Final OA CARDIOFOCUS, INC.
18499189 CREATION AND USE OF PANORAMIC VIEWS OF A SURGICAL SITE Non-Final OA Asensus Surgical US, Inc.
18681051 SCANNING FIBER ENDOSCOPE PROBES AND SCANNING FIBER ENDOSCOPES Final Rejection HANG AN MEDTECH (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
18508212 EXAMINATION SUPPORT DEVICE, EXAMINATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING EXAMINATION SUPPORT PROGRAM Non-Final OA AI Medical Service Inc.
18061047 URINARY CATHETER FOR ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA Saint Louis University
17779382 AN OPTICAL FIBER CATHETER PROBE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK
18217410 VISUALLY POSITIONED SURGERY Final Rejection Visually Positioned Surgery, LLC
17915801 ENDOSCOPY DEVICE Final Rejection NOVATECH SA
18187352 Surgical Tool with Targeting Guidance Non-Final OA Xcelerate, Inc.
18245713 SURGICAL ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND SURGERY SUPPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nagoya Denki Educational Foundation
17710083 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM HAVING A POSTURE CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.

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