Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3772 3773 3775

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.3%
Allow Rate
-6.7% vs TC avg
582
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1166
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 542 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
31.4%
§102 Novelty
38.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18682095 ACCESSORY FOR ARRANGING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITHIN A CANNULA SHAFT Final Rejection Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
19229351 BONE SCREW AND SYSTEMS FOR BONE FUSION Non-Final OA Nordic Health Service Oy
18569842 MORPHABLE BONE FIXATION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18315557 SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION IMPLANTS Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18576280 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR FACET FUSION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
19090301 DOUBLE TULIP SPINAL FIXATION CONNECTORS AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ortho Development Corporation
18636256 RETRACTOR FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES Final Rejection Alphatec Spine, Inc.
18992233 Atlantoaxial Prosthetic Joint Non-Final OA University of Cincinnati
18998711 TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION IMPLANT Non-Final OA Shawn VENTER
18665521 EXPANDABLE CERVICAL INTERBODY AND INSTRUMENTS THEREOF Final Rejection Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
18954695 SURGICAL RETRACTION SYSTEM Final Rejection NuVasive, INC.
18584474 PERCUTANEOUS POSTERIOR FIXATION Non-Final OA NuVasive, Inc.
18987830 SPINAL IMPLANT DELIVERY DEVICE FOR PROTECTING TISSUE Non-Final OA Amplify Surgical, Inc.
18674784 MULTI-PORTAL SURGICAL TOOLS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Amplify Surgical, Inc.
18914626 INTERVERTEBRAL DEVICES Non-Final OA AXIS SPINE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
18968514 Frame Non-Final OA Mosaic Surgical Limited
18860106 ENT SPECULUM Final Rejection CLEARWAX LTD
18626341 ADJUSTABLE-LENGTH BONE FIXATION DEVICE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA National Taipei University of Technology
18919185 INTERBODY SPACER AND BONE PLATE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Lincotek Medical LLC
18855386 DEPLOYABLE RETRACTOR Non-Final OA Morpheus AG
18905055 PATIENT-SPECIFIC SURGICAL POSITIONING GUIDES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Carlsmed, Inc.
18598030 ILLUMINATED MAGNET SAFE RETRACTORS AND OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA CooperSurgical, Inc.
18208401 FEMORAL NECK SUPPORT STRUCTURE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA MJP Innovations, Inc.
18208417 BONE FRACTURE REPAIR STRUCTURE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA MJP Innovations, Inc.

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