Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WU, PAMELA F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3779 3795

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.3%
Allow Rate
-12.7% vs TC avg
332
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 279 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
70.5%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18702056 ENDOSCOPE WITH INSERTION TUBE HAVING ADJACENT CUTS WITH UNEQUAL SPACING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH AN ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection HOYA CORPORATION
18735153 ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE OBSERVATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Non-Final OA 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.
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
18211677 ENDOSCOPE FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM, FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE, CONTROL METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection 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
18862540 MEDICAL VISUALIZATION AND MONITORING DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sheba Impact Ltd.
18444257 IMAGING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Final Rejection I.Q. ENDOSCOPES LTD
18366902 TROCARS Non-Final OA Texas Heart Institute
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.
17770584 THERMAL CONTROL OF IMAGING SYSTEM Final Rejection NVSurgical, LLC
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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