Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CARTER, TARA ROSE E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2117 3678 3723 3733 3773

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.7%
Allow Rate
+10.7% vs TC avg
1,060
Total Applications
+9.5%
Interview Lift
1119
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1034 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.2%
§102 Novelty
80.8%
§103 Obviousness
2.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17491375 SURGICAL SEALING DEVICES FOR A NATURAL BODY ORIFICE Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
19001853 Set Screw for Femoral Nail Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18975360 EXPANDABLE FUSION DEVICES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION THEREOF Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18779368 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING BONE FRACTURES Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18743285 LATERAL RETRACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18910224 SPINOUS PROCESS PLATE FIXATION ASSEMBLY Final Rejection NuVasive, INC.
18660889 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF DELAYED CHEST CLOSURE Final Rejection Duke University
18934238 Expandable Intervertebral Spine Implant and Methods of using the Same Non-Final OA Diagon Medical Inc.
18906035 PATIENT-SPECIFIC JIG FOR PERSONALIZED SURGERY Non-Final OA Carlsmed, Inc.
17801661 DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING A SEAL INTO AN EAR AND A METHOD FOR REPAIRING A TYMPANIC MEMBRANE Final Rejection Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd
18583007 ADAPTER FOR SURGICAL RETRACTOR POSITIONING DEVICE Non-Final OA The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
18739209 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FUSING A SACROILIAC JOINT Final Rejection VGI Medical, LLC
18391064 WRENCH FOR EXTERNAL FIXATION STRUT ADJUSTMENT, ADJUSTABLE EXTERNAL FIXATION STRUT, AND KIT COMPRISING SAID FIXATOR STRUT AND SAID WRENCH Non-Final OA Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

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