Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Globus Medical Inc.

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

82 pending office actions • 17 art units • 45 examiners • 0 of 82 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 170 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Globus Medical Inc. has 83 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are handled by 45 distinct examiners, with GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE serving as the busiest examiner with 6 pending office actions. The 83 pending office actions are distributed across 17 distinct art units.

The 17 distinct art units indicate a focused technical range for the 83 pending actions. GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE is the most active examiner, managing 6 of the total pending actions. Despite this concentration, the involvement of 45 distinct examiners shows that the portfolio is still subject to a variety of individual reviews. The ratio of actions to 45 examiners suggests that many examiners are handling multiple cases for the company. This structure requires a strategy that can manage the different examiner relationships while navigating the 17 distinct art units.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

82
Total Pending OAs
47
Non-Final OAs
35
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 29 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
Overdue
1
Due this week
7
Due this month
10
Due in next 60 days
4
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 29 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (10)Due later (4)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

42
Hard (51%)
35
Medium (43%)
5
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (4%)
§103 only20 (24%)
§102 only6 (7%)
§112 only3 (4%)
Double-patenting only2 (2%)
Double-patenting + other9 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)39 (48%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

3
Life Sciences
4% of docket
1
Information Tech
1% of docket
4
Communications
5% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
51
Mechanical / Eng
62% of docket
23
Business / Other
28% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

820 h
Manual time on pending OAs
164 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
287 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
7.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE 6 83.2% +11.8%
KU, SI MING 5 72.7% +32.7%
WEISS, JESSICA 4 81.0% +33.0%
COMSTOCK, DAVID C 4 86.5% -8.4%
SHIRSAT, MARCELA 4 73.6% +19.0%
MATTHEWS, TESSA M 3 83.0% +24.3%
COTRONEO, STEVEN J 3 69.4% +31.9%
HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 3 77.9% +19.2%
CHANG, OLIVIA C 3 84.4% +13.3%
SIPP, AMY R. 3 71.1% +25.6%

Quick Wins (7)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18781057 INTERBODY STANDALONE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT MATTHEWS, TESSA M 42d
19214543 ARTICULATING EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSIONS DEVICES GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE —
19212845 TENSIONING INSTRUMENTS MATTHEWS, TESSA M —
19089456 SCOLIOSIS CORRECTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND INSTRUMENTS GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE —
18779160 EXPANDABLE SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE —
18734156 NAVIGATED DISCECTOMY AND TOOL DIFFERENTIATION CHANG, OLIVIA C —
18544998 RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAIL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE —

Hard Cases (42)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17836095 EXTENDED REALITY VISUALIZATION OF OPTICAL TOOL TRACKING VOLUME FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED NAVIGATION IN SURGERY HE, WEIMING 149d overdue
18768520 CERCLAGE CABLE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS SIPP, AMY R. 18d overdue
18826898 METHOD AND IMPLANT DEVICE FOR GRAFTING ADJACENT VERTEBRAL BODIES CHANG, OLIVIA C 8d overdue
18648694 TROCHANTERIC NAILING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J 8d overdue
19052345 FRACTURE PLATES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS WEISS, JESSICA 5d
18315561 SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION IMPLANTS WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 13d
18780661 Standalone Interbody Implants KU, SI MING 19d
18172709 PROXIMAL HUMERAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J 20d

Interview Candidates (34)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18754475 SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO SURGICAL STAPLES AND SURGICAL STAPLE INSERTERS SHIRSAT, MARCELA 35d overdue
18768520 CERCLAGE CABLE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS SIPP, AMY R. 18d overdue
18826898 METHOD AND IMPLANT DEVICE FOR GRAFTING ADJACENT VERTEBRAL BODIES CHANG, OLIVIA C 8d overdue
19052345 FRACTURE PLATES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS WEISS, JESSICA 5d
18780661 Standalone Interbody Implants KU, SI MING 19d
18956464 BONE STABILIZATION SYSTEMS WEISS, JESSICA 22d
18467805 TARGETED PLATE-NAIL CONSTRUCTS COTRONEO, STEVEN J 23d
18467780 TARGETED PLATE-NAIL CONSTRUCTS SHIRSAT, MARCELA 41d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3775 20
3773 18
3797 4
3619 3
3774 2
2624 1
2488 1
3792 1
2617 1
2615 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19381162 ULTRASONIC ROBOTIC SURGICAL NAVIGATION SHENG, CHAO 3797 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 06, 2025
19270941 SMART AND AUTONOMOUS GROWING ROD FOR TREATING SPINAL DEFORMITIES MATTHEWS, TESSA M 3773 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 16, 2025
19263770 IMPLANTABLE SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS WEISS, JESSICA — §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 09, 2025
19258091 SURGICAL SENSOR ANCHOR SYSTEM POPESCU, GABRIEL VICTOR 3797 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 02, 2025
19256755 DISTAL TIBIAL PLATING SYSTEM COLEY, ZADE JAMES 3775 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 01, 2025
19246176 INTERVERTEBRAL SPINAL IMPLANT COMSTOCK, DAVID C 3773 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 23, 2025
19231635 APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT DURING SURGERY TO MAXIMIZE ACCESS TO A SURGICAL SITE OF INTEREST LABARGE, ALISON N — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 09, 2025
19230653 AUGMENTED REALITY HEADSET WITH VARIED OPACITY FOR NAVIGATED ROBOTIC SURGERY EDWARDS, MARK 2624 §103§112 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Jun 06, 2025
19224957 SUBLAMINAR BAND CLAMP SUMMITT, LYNNSY M — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 02, 2025
19218707 ALIGNING VERTEBRAL BODIES COTRONEO, STEVEN J — §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 27, 2025
19217618 INTERVERTEBRAL SPINAL IMPLANT COMSTOCK, DAVID C 3773 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 23, 2025
19214543 ARTICULATING EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSIONS DEVICES GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE — §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 21, 2025
19212930 RETRACTING TISSUE WEISS, JESSICA — §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 20, 2025
19212845 TENSIONING INSTRUMENTS MATTHEWS, TESSA M 3773 §103§112DP Final Rejection — Pending May 20, 2025
19206597 STABILIZATION SYSTEMS BATES, DAVID W — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 13, 2025
19204813 EXPANDABLE INTRAMEDULLARY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME CARTER, TARA ROSE E — §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 12, 2025
19199517 DISPLAYING A VIRTUAL MODEL OF A PLANNED INSTRUMENT ATTACHMENT TO ENSURE CORRECT SELECTION OF PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT ATTACHMENT CHIN, MICHELLE — §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 06, 2025
19183986 BONE STABILIZATION SYSTEMS BATES, DAVID W — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 21, 2025
19093851 ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION THEREOF COMSTOCK, DAVID C 3773 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 28, 2025
19091038 CUSTOM, PATIENT-SPECIFIC IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 3773 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 26, 2025
19089456 SCOLIOSIS CORRECTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND INSTRUMENTS GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE — §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 25, 2025
19081032 EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT COTRONEO, STEVEN J — §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 17, 2025
19069373 CAMERA TRACKING BAR FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED NAVIGATION DURING SURGERY CZEKAJ, DAVID J 2488 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 04, 2025
19055209 DUAL LOCKING POLYAXIAL SCREW HEAD COMSTOCK, DAVID C 3773 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Feb 17, 2025
19053732 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A ROBOTIC ARM AND A SURGICAL ROBOT STATION FOR SURGERY MOYER, DALE S — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 14, 2025
19052345 FRACTURE PLATES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS WEISS, JESSICA 3775 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 5d Pending Feb 13, 2025
19050516 EXPANDABLE FUSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L 3773 §103 Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending Feb 11, 2025
19042093 EXTENDED REALITY INSTRUMENT INTERACTION ZONE FOR NAVIGATED ROBOTIC SURGERY JACOB, OOMMEN 3797 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 31, 2025
19028764 ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR SECURING A BONE SCREW TO A BONE CHANG, OLIVIA C — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 17, 2025
19020260 IMPLANT PACKAGING CARTRIDGE AND INSERTION TOOL WOODALL, NICHOLAS W 3775 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 14, 2025
19010395 ACETABULAR CENTER OF ROTATION DETERMINATION AND FUNCTIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) ALIGNMENT OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE 3792 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 06, 2025
19003723 EXTENDED REALITY SYSTEMS FOR VISUALIZING AND CONTROLLING OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT WANG, YUEHAN 2617 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 27, 2024
18976888 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF SPINAL DEFORMITY HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY — §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 11, 2024
18975360 EXPANDABLE FUSION DEVICES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION THEREOF CARTER, TARA ROSE E 3773 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Dec 10, 2024
18974972 INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS OF USE SIPP, AMY R. 3775 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 10, 2024
18969046 Femoral Neck Fracture Fixation Device SIPP, AMY R. 3775 §103§112 Final Rejection 78d Pending Dec 04, 2024
18966797 TIBIAL TRAY INSERTER LYNCH, ROBERT A — §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 03, 2024
18956464 BONE STABILIZATION SYSTEMS WEISS, JESSICA 3775 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 22d Pending Nov 22, 2024
18941661 STANDALONE INTERBODY IMPLANTS RAMANA, ANURADHA 3775 §102§103§112Other Final Rejection 35d Pending Nov 08, 2024
18908897 LEVERAGING TWO-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATION IN MEDICINE IMAGERY IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL EXTENDED REALITY APPLICATIONS WU, YANNA 2615 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending Oct 08, 2024
18888224 IMPLANTABLE OSTEODISTRACTION DEVICE HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2024
18826898 METHOD AND IMPLANT DEVICE FOR GRAFTING ADJACENT VERTEBRAL BODIES CHANG, OLIVIA C 3775 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2024
18822914 ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 03, 2024
18821171 BONE STABILIZATION SYSTEMS BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT — §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 30, 2024
18788499 CERVICAL DISC INTRUMENTS HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA 3773 §103§112 Final Rejection 33d Pending Jul 30, 2024
18788437 CERVICAL DISC INTRUMENTS KU, SI MING 3775 §102§103DP Final Rejection — Pending Jul 30, 2024
18780661 Standalone Interbody Implants KU, SI MING 3775 §103§112 Final Rejection 19d Pending Jul 23, 2024
18781057 INTERBODY STANDALONE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT MATTHEWS, TESSA M 3773 §103 Final Rejection 42d Pending Jul 23, 2024
18779160 EXPANDABLE SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 22, 2024
18779656 HIP ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY — §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 22, 2024
18778241 HIP ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY — §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 19, 2024
18768520 CERCLAGE CABLE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS SIPP, AMY R. 3775 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending Jul 10, 2024
18754475 SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO SURGICAL STAPLES AND SURGICAL STAPLE INSERTERS SHIRSAT, MARCELA 3775 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Jun 26, 2024
18734156 NAVIGATED DISCECTOMY AND TOOL DIFFERENTIATION CHANG, OLIVIA C 3775 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 05, 2024
18656765 EXPANDABLE TRIAL FEMORAL NECK AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD — §102§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 07, 2024
18648694 TROCHANTERIC NAILING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J 3773 §103§112 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Apr 29, 2024
18645517 SPINAL STIFFNESS SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS KU, SI MING 3775 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 25, 2024
18635217 SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM SHENG, CHAO 3797 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 15, 2024
18632478 ROBOTIC AND NAVIGATED ROD BENDING LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES 3619 §102 Final Rejection 47d Pending Apr 11, 2024
18607820 HUMERUS AND ULNA STABILIZATION SYSTEMS SHIRSAT, MARCELA 3775 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 18, 2024
18607837 HUMERUS AND ULNA STABILIZATION SYSTEMS KU, SI MING 3775 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 18, 2024
18589712 VARIABLE NAVIGATED EXPANDABLE SCALPEL DEVICE MENDEZ, KATHERINE H 3771 §112 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Feb 28, 2024
18443390 IMAGE REGISTRATIONS WITH AUTOMATIC SPINAL ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT EDOUARD, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER 3683 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 16, 2024
18422051 GUIDEWIRE-CAPTURING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES 3619 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Jan 25, 2024
18406302 IMMUNOSELECTED UMBILICAL CORD-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS (UC-MSCs) AND DOWNSTREAM BIOLOGICS BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1699 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 08, 2024
18404406 HINGE PLATE ASSEMBLY BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT 3775 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 04, 2024
18544998 RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAIL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE 3773 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 19, 2023
18530799 DISTAL RADIUS IMPLANTS AND INSTRUMENTS SHIRSAT, MARCELA 3775 §103 Final Rejection 56d Pending Dec 06, 2023
18467780 TARGETED PLATE-NAIL CONSTRUCTS SHIRSAT, MARCELA 3775 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Sep 15, 2023
18467805 TARGETED PLATE-NAIL CONSTRUCTS COTRONEO, STEVEN J 3773 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Sep 15, 2023
18320499 BIOMATERIALS CONTAINING UMBILICAL CORD-DERIVED STEM CELLS CONNORS, ALEXANDRA F 1634 §103 Non-Final OA 39d Pending May 19, 2023
18317956 MODULAR LATERAL PLATING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES 3619 §103 Final Rejection 68d Pending May 16, 2023
18315561 SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION IMPLANTS WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 3774 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 13d Pending May 11, 2023
18315557 SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION IMPLANTS JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T 3773 §102§103 Final Rejection 34d Pending May 11, 2023
18302891 SPINAL PLATE HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA 3773 §103§112 Final Rejection 49d Pending Apr 19, 2023
18300903 EXPANDABLE EVANS WEDGE PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D 3774 §103 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Apr 14, 2023
18172709 PROXIMAL HUMERAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J 3773 §102§103Other Final Rejection 20d Pending Feb 22, 2023
18045981 Thermoresponsive or Shear-Thinning Injectable Gel Compositions for Treatment of Arthritis ESSEX, LAURA ANN 1675 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 12, 2022
17843000 MODULAR SCREW HEAD ASSEMBLIES GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE 3773 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 17, 2022
17836095 EXTENDED REALITY VISUALIZATION OF OPTICAL TOOL TRACKING VOLUME FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED NAVIGATION IN SURGERY HE, WEIMING 2611 §103§112 Final Rejection 149d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2022
17727013 SURGICAL ROBOT PLATFORM HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE 3799 §103DP Final Rejection — Pending Apr 22, 2022
17656517 BI-DIRECTIONAL DRILL POINT SCREW KU, SI MING 3775 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 25, 2022

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