Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GIBSON, ERIC SHANE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3775 3776

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
896
Total Applications
+16.8%
Interview Lift
833
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 874 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
22.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18810763 VERTEBRAL DISC CUTTER AND METHOD Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18905383 Spinal Implants Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
18722273 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING BONE CHARACTERISTICS AND BONE PREPARATION PLANS Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific PTE. Limited
18960120 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONDUCT BONE SURGERY Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
18936329 MICROFRACTURE APPARATUSES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
18931929 ORTHOPEDIC INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS Final Rejection Paragon 28, Inc.
18908189 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING BRACHYTHERAPY Non-Final OA Voxel Rad, Ltd.
18184150 SURGICAL TOOL AND HANDLE FOR A SURGICAL TOOL Final Rejection Shukla Medical
18580759 INSTRUMENT BOURNE POSITION SENSING SYSTEM FOR PRECISION 3D GUIDANCE AND METHODS OF SURGERY Non-Final OA Surgical Targeted Solutions Inc.
18552374 SURGICAL DRILLING INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA MIMEO MEDICAL GMBH
18308455 Piezoelectric Orthopedic Implant and Methodology Non-Final OA Spark Assets LLC
18301867 DUAL-AXIS ADJUSTABLE SPINAL SYSTEMS AND INTERBODY FUSION DEVICES WITH FIXATION Non-Final OA Adcura, Inc.
16452512 Interbody Inserter Final Rejection Nexus Spine, L.L.C.

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