Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3779 3795

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.7%
Allow Rate
+7.7% vs TC avg
821
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
1015
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 797 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
0.9%
§102 Novelty
76.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18900611 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18784952 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18658231 INSERTION SHEATH FOR MODULAR DISPOSABLE ENDOSCOPE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
19106695 ULTRASONIC ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR AN ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA ENDOSOUND, INC.
18616044 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAOPERATIVE SURGICAL SCOPE CLEANING Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18165716 POSITIONING AID, POSITIONING AID SYSTEM FOR ENDOSCOPE AND GUIDE SHEATH, AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING GUIDE SHEATH Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18584645 MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL MANIPULATOR, AND CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18817144 REINFORCED WORKING CHANNEL TUBE Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
17674742 ENDOSCOPE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING INTRA-PELVIC PRESSURE USING SAME Final Rejection The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
18826695 ENDOSCOPE HAVING A RIGID OR FLEXIBLE SHAFT TUBE Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
18841464 TARGET DEVICE FOR THE TARGETED GUIDANCE OF A HOLLOW NEEDLE DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Richard Wolf GmbH
18578727 METHOD BY WHICH ACTUATING CABLES ARE FIXED BY WELDING TO A COMPONENT IN PARTICULAR OF THE DISTAL HEAD OF A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA AXESS VISION TECHNOLOGY
18528885 FLUID-ASSISTED MINIMALLY-INVASIVE SURGERY VISUALIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Guangcheng LI
18287049 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COVERING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH A SLEEVE AND/OR FOR COUPLING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH ONE OR MORE ADD-ON TUBES Non-Final OA Motus GI Medical Technologies Ltd.
17917606 DISPOSABLE ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA ZSQUARE LTD.

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