Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3795

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.5%
Allow Rate
-22.5% vs TC avg
84
Total Applications
+44.0%
Interview Lift
1277
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
53.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17782443 RAPID EXCHANGE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18454810 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18187535 OPERATING DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18162476 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17735103 ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17216920 MEDICAL-USE IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL-USE IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17591490 FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT WITH NESTED CONDUITS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
17471418 SYSTEMS FOR COUPLING AND STORING AN IMAGING INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
17814645 ENDOSCOPE HAVING ILLUMINATED HANDLE Non-Final OA Gyrus ACMI, INC. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America
17954683 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
17682697 SURGICAL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD OF SURGICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18520620 BENDING PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BENDING PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18372166 ENDOSCOPE CONNECTION MECHANISM, ENDOSCOPE ADAPTER, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
17673741 OPTICAL COUPLER FOR AN ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
17345742 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXAMINING AND TREATING INTRAPELVIC CONDITIONS Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
17733484 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF IMAGING DEVICES Final Rejection Vicarious Surgical Inc.
18387151 ENDOSCOPE WITH CONTROL WHEEL AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
18219469 BENDING SECTION FOR AN ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection AMBU A/S
18270259 ENDOSCOPE HAVING A COMBINED VALVE HOUSING Final Rejection AMBU A/S
17971105 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection AMBU A/S
18800885 CANNULA WITH INTERNAL VISUALIZATION AND TISSUE TARGETING RESECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Mission Surgical Innovations, LLC
17598358 ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA CooperSurgical, Inc.
18024023 ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE AND SURGICAL ROBOT Non-Final OA SHENZHEN JINGFENG MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17781903 MOTORIZED ACTUATION MODULE FOR ACTUATING AN ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA INSTITUT HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE DE CHIRURGIE MINI-INVASIVE GUIDEE PAR L'IMAGE
17771463 PORTABLE DISPOSABLE MICROPERITONEOSCOPE FOR DIRECT VISUALISATION OF PERITONEAL CAVITY OF A PATIENT AT THE POINT-OF-CARE Non-Final OA ADARSH MALAGOUDA PATIL
17627312 SINGLE-PORT SPINAL SURGERY INSTRUMENT SET AND METHOD FOR USING SINGLE-PORT SPINAL SURGERY INSTRUMENT SET Non-Final OA Sang Ho LEE

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