Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2424 3795

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.1%
Allow Rate
+6.1% vs TC avg
318
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
1217
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 272 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.7%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§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
18160192 ENDOSCOPE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CHANGING ILLUMINATION LIGHT IN ENDOSCOPE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18590526 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ON-DEMAND FUNCTIONALITY DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18491498 MULTISPECTRAL FILTER ARRAYS FOR STEREOSCOPIC CAMERAS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18054784 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPOSABLE ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA Noah Medical Corporation
18765969 VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE WITH AUTOMATIC BLADE DETECTION Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18421525 LOCKING CARTRIDGE FOR CONNECTING AN ENDOSCOPE TO A VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18526050 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT MEASUREMENT IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18566961 Augmented Reality Ureteroscope System Final Rejection C. R. Bard, Inc.
18041823 END EXPANDABLE OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
18391367 DEPTH RENDERING SCOPE Non-Final OA Welch Allyn, Inc.
18211700 INSERTION DEVICE Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18166997 CONTINUUM ROBOT APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMS Final Rejection The Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc.
18598665 SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH SELECTIVE VIEW Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
18768658 MEDICAL SCOPE DEVICE STEERING CONTROLS Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18683711 CHEST TUBE INSERTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THORACOSCOPY Non-Final OA THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18118228 MEDICAL VISUALIZATION AND/OR ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING NON-VISIBLE ILLUMINATION LIGHT Final Rejection Schölly Fiberoptic GmbH
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
18732501 ENDOSCOPIC PROBE, ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD OF SCANNING CONTROL Non-Final OA SHENZHEN METALENX TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD
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.
18433733 CAMERA HEAD, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAMERA HEAD Non-Final OA Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
18661258 STEERING JOINT WIRE ROPE FIXING DEVICE Non-Final OA Medimaging Integrated Solution, Inc.
18499189 CREATION AND USE OF PANORAMIC VIEWS OF A SURGICAL SITE Non-Final OA Asensus Surgical US, Inc.
18602349 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting With Thermal Management and Augmented Reality Display Non-Final OA Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
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

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