Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3772 3773 3775 3786

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
583
Total Applications
+30.1%
Interview Lift
1071
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 551 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
72.2%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18960140 INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL SYSTEM Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18315557 SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION IMPLANTS Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
19229351 BONE SCREW AND SYSTEMS FOR BONE FUSION Non-Final OA Nordic Health Service Oy
19222202 FRACTURE REDUCTION MECHANISM FOR PELVIC FRACTURE MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY Non-Final OA UNIV BEIJING TECHNOLOGY
19090301 DOUBLE TULIP SPINAL FIXATION CONNECTORS AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ortho Development Corporation
19102274 TISSUE TRACTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18569842 MORPHABLE BONE FIXATION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18681212 NEUROSURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM REFERENCE ARRAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
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.
18954695 SURGICAL RETRACTION SYSTEM Final Rejection NuVasive, INC.
18584474 PERCUTANEOUS POSTERIOR FIXATION Non-Final OA NuVasive, Inc.
18968514 Frame Non-Final OA Mosaic Surgical Limited
18962910 TELESCOPIC INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL Final Rejection ORTHOFIX S.R.L.
18860106 ENT SPECULUM Non-Final OA CLEARWAX LTD
18919185 INTERBODY SPACER AND BONE PLATE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Lincotek Medical LLC
18914626 INTERVERTEBRAL DEVICES Non-Final OA AXIS SPINE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
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.
18594351 RETRACTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Foot Innovations, LLC
18208417 BONE FRACTURE REPAIR STRUCTURE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA MJP Innovations, Inc.
18208401 FEMORAL NECK SUPPORT STRUCTURE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA MJP Innovations, Inc.

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