Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3773

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.2%
Allow Rate
+13.2% vs TC avg
896
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
954
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 867 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
76.2%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§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
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
17817029 INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT SYSTEM FOR AN INLINE TECHNIQUE WITH PATIENT IN A LATERAL DECUBITUS POSITION Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18195811 WOUND RETRACTOR CLAMP Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18252682 BONE TIE AND BONE TIE INSERTER Non-Final OA Spinal Elements, Inc.
18338066 COUPLING DEVICE FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
18124091 SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
18158317 BONE ANCHOR Final Rejection Highridge Medical, LLC
18400214 EXPANDABLE IMPLANT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA LIFE SPINE, INC.
18657858 ARTHRODESIS DEVICES FOR GENERATING AND APPLYING COMPRESSION WITHIN JOINTS Non-Final OA ARTHREX, 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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