Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
87 pending office actions • 23 art units • 48 examiners • 0 of 87 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 174 patents granted in the last 365 days
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.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 32 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 32 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 4 (5%) |
| §103 only | 23 (26%) |
| §102 only | 6 (7%) |
| §112 only | 4 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 9 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 39 (45%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE | 6 | 83.1% | +12.0% |
| KU, SI MING | 5 | 72.8% | +32.7% |
| PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J | 4 | 71.0% | +39.4% |
| WEISS, JESSICA | 4 | 81.0% | +32.8% |
| COMSTOCK, DAVID C | 4 | 86.5% | -8.3% |
| CHANG, OLIVIA C | 4 | 84.4% | +13.3% |
| SHIRSAT, MARCELA | 4 | 73.8% | +18.8% |
| MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 3 | 83.1% | +24.3% |
| COTRONEO, STEVEN J | 3 | 69.3% | +32.1% |
| HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 3 | 77.7% | +19.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18454870 | PERIPROSTHETIC PLATE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE | CHANG, OLIVIA C | 51d overdue |
| 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 | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due 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 |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18454870 | PERIPROSTHETIC PLATE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE | CHANG, OLIVIA C | 51d overdue |
| 18754475 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO SURGICAL STAPLES AND SURGICAL STAPLE INSERTERS | SHIRSAT, MARCELA | 35d 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 |
| 18780661 | Standalone Interbody Implants | KU, SI MING | 19d |
| 18172709 | PROXIMAL HUMERAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM | PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J | 20d |
| 18956464 | BONE STABILIZATION SYSTEMS | WEISS, JESSICA | 22d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3773 | 30 |
| 3775 | 25 |
| 3774 | 4 |
| 3797 | 3 |
| 3619 | 3 |
| 3799 | 2 |
| 3656 | 2 |
| 3771 | 2 |
| 2624 | 1 |
| 2614 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19381162 | ULTRASONIC ROBOTIC SURGICAL NAVIGATION | SHENG, CHAO | 3797 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2025 |
| 19283607 | INTERBODY FUSION DEVICES WITH SELF-AFFIXING MECHANISMS | PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 29, 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 | 3775 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 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 |
| 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 | 3773 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19218707 | ALIGNING VERTEBRAL BODIES | COTRONEO, STEVEN J | 3773 | §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 | 3773 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 |
| 19212845 | TENSIONING INSTRUMENTS | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 3773 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19212930 | RETRACTING TISSUE | WEISS, JESSICA | 3775 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19204813 | EXPANDABLE INTRAMEDULLARY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | CARTER, TARA ROSE E | 3773 | §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 | 2614 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19183986 | BONE STABILIZATION SYSTEMS | BATES, DAVID W | 3799 | 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 | 3773 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19081032 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT | COTRONEO, STEVEN J | 3773 | §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 |
| 19053691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A ROBOTIC ARM AND A SURGICAL ROBOT STATION FOR SURGERY | NECKEL, NATHAN DANIEL | 3656 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19053732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A ROBOTIC ARM AND A SURGICAL ROBOT STATION FOR SURGERY | MOYER, DALE S | 3656 | §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 | 3775 | §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 | 3773 | §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 | 3771 | §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 | 3773 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18882020 | INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM | ROBERT, EDUARDO C | 3773 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 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 | 3773 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18821171 | BONE STABILIZATION SYSTEMS | BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT | 3775 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18813110 | PROXIMAL HUMERAL STABILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF | PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18788437 | CERVICAL DISC INTRUMENTS | KU, SI MING | 3775 | §102§103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18788499 | CERVICAL DISC INTRUMENTS | HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA | 3773 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 33d | 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 |
| 18779656 | HIP ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS | DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY | 3774 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialGlobus Medical Inc. has 87 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 23 art units and 48 examiners.
Michelle Christine Green has the most, with 6 of Globus Medical Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.