Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3795

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.6%
Allow Rate
-22.4% vs TC avg
142
Total Applications
+28.9%
Interview Lift
1231
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 103 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
61.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18482011 PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, AND PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18347572 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18828707 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18272404 ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Non-Final OA HOYA CORPORATION
18085086 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection HOYA CORPORATION
17642395 ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA HOYA CORPORATION
17615728 ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE Final Rejection HOYA CORPORATION
18167020 INTEGRATED CABLE CONNECTOR FOR LUMINOUS EFFICIENCY Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18452014 SCOPE DISTAL END ENCAPSULATION Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18451468 MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17373938 INSERTION DEVICE Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18223935 ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18219148 AUTHENTICATION METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18133072 INSERTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF ILLUMINATING INSIDE OF SUBJECT Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18566694 AN ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
17859044 MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
17852986 MEDICAL DEVICE HANDLES WITH MULTIPLE DEGREES OF FREEDOM Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18325407 STEERABLE ENDOSCOPE WITH MOTION ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Covidien AG
18725815 CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE AND ADJUSTING METHOD Non-Final OA ANX IP HOLDING PTE. LTD.
18265975 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Non-Final OA MEDINTECH INC.
18409719 Nasal Anchor Non-Final OA Sentry Laboratories LLC
18319316 THREE-DIMENSIONAL OCULAR ENDOSCOPE DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA EyeQ Technologies, Inc.
17770731 A LARYNGOSCOPE FOR OROTRACHEAL INTUBATION Non-Final OA MEDSNIPER S.R.L.
17761658 An external endoluminal fixator device Non-Final OA Ravita Srivastava
17649909 ORIFICE INSPECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Throat Scope Pty Ltd

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