Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WOO, JAE KYUN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3779 3795

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.8%
Allow Rate
-10.2% vs TC avg
516
Total Applications
+16.9%
Interview Lift
1228
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 475 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
27.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18709067 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18270189 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CREATING UNIFORM ILLUMINATION Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc
18753508 MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18302127 MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18764077 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING ILLUMINATION Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18637231 INGESTIBLE DEVICE WITH PROPULSION CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA Endiatx, Inc.
17720443 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING DETECTABLE RADIATION IN SURGERY Final Rejection Arthrex, Inc.
18570386 VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH NOISE EFFECT MITIGATION Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
18494343 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME, INTRA-PROCEDURAL, ENDOSCOPIC SHAFT MOTION TRACKING Non-Final OA McMaster University
18138328 CORRECTIVE ADJUSTMENT OF IMAGE PARAMETERS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
18714588 ROBOTIC ENDOSCOPE CONFIGURATION FOR TISSUE REMOVAL Non-Final OA Tamar Robotics LTD
18797848 DISTAL END COVER AND ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA Olympus Medical System Corp.
18717500 Endoscope and endoscope system for cardio-float applications Non-Final OA Allied Vision Finning GmbH
18670831 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
18505028 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY Non-Final OA Axcess Instruments IP Holding Company
18590899 ENDOSCOPE FIXING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SHANGHONG MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
18036004 MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA ARIEL SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS LTD.
18550992 CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND ITS MAGNETIC POSITIONING METHOD Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SIBERNETICS CO., LTD.
18210925 MAGNETIC CATHETER Final Rejection 460Medical, Inc.

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