Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3773

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.1%
Allow Rate
+13.1% vs TC avg
891
Total Applications
+11.7%
Interview Lift
1009
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 857 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
31.7%
§102 Novelty
39.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19289899 BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH TOOL DEPLOYMENT OF INSERT INTO AN UNLOCKED CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Roger P. Jackson
19031052 PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A RESTRAINED PRE-LOADED OPEN RING RETAINER Non-Final OA Roger P. Jackson
19031019 PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH TOP LOADED PRESS-IN-PLACE INSERT Non-Final OA Roger P.. Jackson
18751745 PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH TEMPORARY POSITIONAL LOCKING BY TOOLING Final Rejection Roger P. Jackson
18544998 RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAIL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18513922 MODULAR SCREW HEAD ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
17817029 INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT SYSTEM FOR AN INLINE TECHNIQUE WITH PATIENT IN A LATERAL DECUBITUS POSITION Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
17843000 MODULAR SCREW HEAD ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18252682 BONE TIE AND BONE TIE INSERTER Non-Final OA Spinal Elements, Inc.
18506325 METHODS FOR SINGLE INCISION ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Spinal Simplicity, LLC
18420903 SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
18399252 SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
18380371 SPINAL FIXATION ACCESS AND DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
18158317 BONE ANCHOR Final Rejection Highridge Medical, LLC
18400214 EXPANDABLE IMPLANT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA LIFE SPINE, INC.
18586448 SPINAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE INTERLAMINAR DEVICES Non-Final OA JCBD, LLC
18547774 ILLUMINATED SURGICAL CANNULA Non-Final OA LUMITEX, INC
18507841 MODULAR APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING AN EXISTING SPINAL CONSTRUCT Final Rejection SPINE WAVE, INC.
18490669 PEDICLE SCREWS Final Rejection SOUTHERN CROSS PATENTS PTY LTD
18464952 PLATFORM FRACTURE FIXATION IMPLANTS Non-Final OA Exactech, Inc.

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