Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3779 3795 3799

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.7%
Allow Rate
-23.3% vs TC avg
533
Total Applications
+27.5%
Interview Lift
1547
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 490 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
56.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18164616 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18057151 OPERATION UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18030434 SIDE VIEWING ENDOSCOPIC ENDCAP Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
18685797 IMAGING DEVICE WITH ELONGATE ARM AND PIVOTABLE CAMERA Non-Final OA MOMENTIS SURGICAL LTD.
18054824 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID IMAGING AND NAVIGATION Final Rejection Noah Medical Corporation
18788376 ELEVATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18517090 CHAMBERED HANDLE FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18631562 VISUALIZATION OF DEPTH AND POSITION OF BLOOD VESSELS AND ROBOT GUIDED VISUALIZATION OF BLOOD VESSEL CROSS SECTION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18133537 ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18118342 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, MANIPULATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND MANIPULATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18093022 SURGICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
17324201 ENT GUIDE WITH ADVANCEABLE INSTRUMENT AND ADVANCEABLE ENDOSCOPE SHAFT Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18055546 ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection Meditrina, Inc.
18679121 REPROCESSING CONFIRMATION METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPE, REUSE PREVENTION TOOL, AND ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18093896 ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE PRODUCING METHOD Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18071450 ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY NAVIGATION METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18027568 MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A TUBE Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
17986654 ENDOSCOPE HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE BRAKING MECHANISM Final Rejection AMBU A/S
17629224 A SCOPE Final Rejection Tympany Medical Limited
18629921 Intelligent in vivo Capsule Device with Electrodes Non-Final OA CAPSOVISION, Inc.
18607419 SCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAME Non-Final OA Sinus Clear Innovations, LLC
17793063 Distal head for an endoscope, said distal head being provided with an enlarged working channel Non-Final OA AXESS VISION TECHNOLOGY
17801771 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR BODY CAVITIES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Drive Medical, Inc.
18152729 PROXIMAL CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL IMAGER Final Rejection Sanovas Intellectual Property, LLC
17923271 INTUBATION AID Non-Final OA Reiner KUNZ
17647835 MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA Tsunami MedTech, LLC
17352820 MEDICAL DEVICES WITH CAMERA AND METHODS OF PLACEMENT Non-Final OA WM & DG, Inc.

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