Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WU, PAMELA F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3779 3795

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.8%
Allow Rate
-13.2% vs TC avg
328
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
1261
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 273 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
31.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18735153 ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE OBSERVATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18646716 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18402767 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND REPORT CREATION SUPPORT DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18482009 PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, AND PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18795588 METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH FLEXIBLE SHAFT Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
17381105 SINGLE USE DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED VISION CAPABILITIES Final Rejection Noah Medical Corporation
18576151 SURGICAL TROCAR WITH INTEGRATED CAMERAS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18700815 ENDOSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED STABILIZER AND CANNULATION ELEMENTS Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
19079181 SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE HAVING ONBOARD BALLOON VISUALIZATION MODULE Final Rejection CardioSight, Inc.
18387318 LENS UNIT, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS UNIT Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
17862767 MEDICAL SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
17859471 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
17360241 ENDOSCOPE DEVICE Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18368671 INSERTION SUPPORT SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND INSERTION SUPPORT METHOD Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18289623 AN ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
18277303 AUXILIARY COMPONENT FOR A MEDICAL VISUALISATION DEVICE Final Rejection AMBU A/S
18277312 AUXILIARY COMPONENT FOR A MEDICAL VISUALISATION DEVICE Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
18199782 ENDOSCOPE COMPRISING A DISTAL TIP UNIT WITH A CAMERA MODULE Final Rejection AMBU A/S
18769942 IMAGING DEVICE WITH PIXELATED SHUTTER Non-Final OA KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
18667539 MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMIZABLE PROGRAMMABLE COMMANDS Final Rejection KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
18788288 ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA CooperSurgical, Inc.
18444257 IMAGING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Final Rejection I.Q. ENDOSCOPES LTD
18288185 ENDOSCOPE CONTROLLED BY POWER RECEPTOR Non-Final OA MEDINTECH INC.
18366902 TROCARS Non-Final OA Texas Heart Institute
18453347 INTERVENTIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING DATA COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Creganna Unlimited Company
17792433 ENDOSCOPE-ATTACHED PERCUTANEOUS GASTROSTOMY TUBE Final Rejection ALPINE MEDICAL DEVICES, LLC
17737902 Miniature Angle-View Endoscope with Image Orientation Correction Final Rejection IntraVu Inc.
17441200 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CATHETER BASED LIGHT DELIVERY Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
14727975 STEERABLE ELECTRONIC STEREOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA Viking Systems, Inc.

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