Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3795

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.2%
Allow Rate
-24.8% vs TC avg
89
Total Applications
+46.4%
Interview Lift
1321
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 42 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19057544 SHAFTS OF MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17591490 FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT WITH NESTED CONDUITS Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
17471418 SYSTEMS FOR COUPLING AND STORING AN IMAGING INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
17735103 ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17449770 Instrument Control Imaging Systems for Visualization of Upcoming Surgical Procedure Steps Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
17969128 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
17969098 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, AND STAND Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
17682697 SURGICAL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD OF SURGICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18436576 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18367767 ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
19082681 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM UTILIZING TOMOSYNTHESIS AND AUGMENTED FLUOROSCOPY Non-Final OA Noah Medical Corporation
17424363 MICROCATHETER FOR THERAPEUTIC AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC INTERVENTIONS IN THE SUBARACHNOID SPACE Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
19059270 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE Non-Final OA Point Robotics Medtech Inc.
17650008 ENDOSCOPE HANDLE Final Rejection AdaptivEndo LLC

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