Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHANG, OLIVIA C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3775

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
749
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
1114
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 726 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
37.0%
§102 Novelty
31.8%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18826898 METHOD AND IMPLANT DEVICE FOR GRAFTING ADJACENT VERTEBRAL BODIES Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18454900 PERIPROSTHETIC PLATE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18454870 PERIPROSTHETIC PLATE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18424280 Telescoping Screw Head with Retention Feature Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
18069393 Surgical Navigation System And Method Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
19059668 INTERLOCK FASTENER Non-Final OA Xander Medical
18692044 VARIABLE FIXATION BONE PLATES Final Rejection Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
18567708 RESORBABLE MATERIAL ACTIVATED MECHANISMS Non-Final OA Brigham Young University
18327161 Bone Screw Apparatus and Method Non-Final OA SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation
18767884 Orthopedic Bone Screw Non-Final OA Voom Medical Devices, Inc.
18697778 Plate Implant Non-Final OA Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
18605160 FIBER-BASED SURGICAL IMPLANT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection International Life Sciences LLC d/b/a Artelon
18416539 IMPLANT WITH ADJUSTABLE PLATES FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY AND ITS USE Final Rejection TRAUMEC TECNOLOGIA E IMPLANTES ORTOPÉDICOS IMPORTAÇÃO E EXPORTAÇÃO LTDA
18539845 TISSUE SCREW AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME Final Rejection ConneX BioMedical, Inc.
18018128 OSTEOSYNTHESIS DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE FIXATION PIN Final Rejection NEWCLIP INTERNATIONAL
18547068 ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT FOR BONE REALIGNMENT Non-Final OA BioMedtrix, LLC

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