Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JONES, DIANA S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3775

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+4.2% vs TC avg
410
Total Applications
+20.2%
Interview Lift
1108
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 388 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
37.0%
§102 Novelty
34.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18922959 ROTARY MOTION PASSIVE END EFFECTOR FOR SURGICAL ROBOTS IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18603494 SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18753380 ENDOSCOPE WITH PERSPECTIVE VIEW Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18823258 HUMERAL SURGICAL GUIDES, INSTRUMENTS, AND TECHNIQUES FOR USE IN TISSUE SPARING SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTIES Non-Final OA DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
18271591 COMPUTER-ASSISTED LOWER-EXTREMITY SURGICAL GUIDANCE Final Rejection Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18602627 IMPLANT, ALIGNMENT GUIDES, SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Paragon 28, Inc.
18952673 DEGRADABLE COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION Non-Final OA 206 ORTHO, INC.
18759974 MEDICAL CUTTING DEVICES HAVING WORKING BLADE BODIES, STATIC COMPONENTS, AND COMPUTING DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE MOVEMENT, FEEDBACK, AND/OR OUTPUTS BASED ON SENSOR AND NAVIGATION DATA AND ADAPTED FOR INTEGRATION WITH MANUAL, HAND-HELD, AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC
18213271 BONE CUTTING GUIDE TOOL ASSEMBLY FOR ARTIFICIAL JOINT SURGERY Non-Final OA CONNECTEVE CO., Ltd.
18169469 SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR CEMENTOPLASTY Final Rejection ECENTIAL ROBOTICS

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