Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: STARKEY, OLIVIA GRACE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3795

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.2%
Allow Rate
+2.2% vs TC avg
46
Total Applications
-16.9%
Interview Lift
1080
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 18 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
2.7%
§102 Novelty
91.9%
§103 Obviousness
2.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18595455 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18362949 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18188732 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18148912 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18760476 TWO-WAY FLUIDICS VALVE FOR BRONCHOSCOPY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18439957 MEDICAL DEVICES FOR AGENT DELIVERY AND RELATED METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18347210 WATER LINE AIR PURGE FOR AN ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17989146 MEDICAL SYSTEM AND CANNULATION METHOD Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18137489 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18824592 ENDOSCOPE WITH WIRE PIPES FOR GUIDING STEERING WIRES Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
18746685 ENDOSCOPE WITH WIRE PIPES FOR GUIDING STEERING WIRES Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
18577532 DEFLECTION CONTROL MECHANISM FOR A STEERABLE FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE, STEERABLE FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
18764029 Endoscope Non-Final OA Heck & Reddy Innovations, LLC
18688608 ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE-BASED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MECHANICALLY-ENHANCED INTERNAL IMAGING Non-Final OA SMART MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD.
18082435 Method and Device for Endoscopic Aspiration Final Rejection EndoTheia, Inc.
18224894 SEGMENTED BENDING SECTION ASSEMBLY FOR DISPOSABLE URETEROSCOPE Non-Final OA HANGZHOU XINZEYUAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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