Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3795

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.5%
Allow Rate
-11.5% vs TC avg
149
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1431
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 106 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
29.5%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18053002 ENDOSCOPE FORCEPS VALVE COVER Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17992534 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC VALVES Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17029401 ENDOSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED TISSUE ACQUISITION CAPABILITY Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
16741904 ENDOSCOPIC STABILIZING TOOLS AND RELATED METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
16533059 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS FOR RETRACTING TISSUE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17758503 POWER PORT CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
17127087 ENDOSCOPE WITH DETACHABLE HANDLE MODULE Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
17890635 SURGERY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, OPERATING METHOD FOR SURGERY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL DEVICE OF SURGERY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18895883 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18205588 CONDUIT SWITCHING DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18144877 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18839560 ENDOSCOPE HAVING LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA InSign Medical Technology (Hong Kong) Ltd.
18838478 A DEVICE FOR DETECTING A CONNECTION STATUS AND AN ACTUATOR FOR DETECTING A CONNECTION STATUS Non-Final OA Brian NINNI
17392897 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING THE SIDE WALL OF A BODY LUMEN OR BODY CAVITY SO AS TO PROVIDE INCREASED VISUALIZATION OF THE SAME AND/OR INCREASED ACCESS TO THE SAME, AND/OR FOR STABILIZING INSTRUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE SAME Non-Final OA Lumendi Ltd.
18710470 POSITIONING AID AND METHOD TO FEED TOOLS INTO CHANNELS OF A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE THROUGH CONTROL HANDLE'S AIR/WATER AND SUCTION VALVE CYLINDER PORTS Non-Final OA American Sterilizer Company
17679021 Generating Guidance Path Overlays on Real-Time Surgical Images Non-Final OA Asensus Surgical US, Inc.
18640828 ACCESS ASSEMBLYS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA NINGBO HITCM MEDICAL DEVICES CO., LTD.
18691201 ENDOSCOPY SYSTEM & ELEMENTS THEREOF Non-Final OA I.Q. ENDOSCOPES LTD
17291836 ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Richard Wolf GmbH

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