Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3795

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.2%
Allow Rate
-11.8% vs TC avg
151
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
1344
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 110 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
81.7%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18284979 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection HOYA CORPORATION
18053002 ENDOSCOPE FORCEPS VALVE COVER Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18896859 STEREOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE CAMERA TOOL DEPTH ESTIMATION AND POINT CLOUD GENERATION FOR PATIENT ANATOMY POSITIONAL REGISTRATION DURING LUNG NAVIGATION Non-Final OA Covidien LP
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
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.
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.
18144877 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
17033162 LIGHT GUIDE FOR DIAGNOSTIC, SURGICAL, AND/OR THERAPEUTIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SCHOTT AG
18037958 ENDOSCOPE WITH A BENDING SECTION HAVING A DISC FOR FIXING A STEERING WIRE Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
17291836 ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Richard Wolf GmbH
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.
18691201 ENDOSCOPY SYSTEM & ELEMENTS THEREOF Non-Final OA I.Q. ENDOSCOPES LTD
18208651 Endoscopic Attachment, Cap for Endoscope and Endoscopic System Final Rejection Kenneth F. BINMOELLER
17919914 MEDICAL DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPIC METHOD Non-Final OA Lutz FREITAG

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