Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3619 3775

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.6%
Allow Rate
+3.6% vs TC avg
1,130
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1241
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1088 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
73.8%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18962599 Systems and Methods for Alignment Between Bone Plate and Intramedullary Nail Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18573295 Powered Surgical Tool Including A Device Housing To Facilitate Ergonomic Handling Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18632478 ROBOTIC AND NAVIGATED ROD BENDING Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18422051 GUIDEWIRE-CAPTURING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18317956 MODULAR LATERAL PLATING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18243137 TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE TREATMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18563548 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A CLEANING-OPTIMISED SPRING UNIT Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
18987841 MULTI-SHIELD SPINAL ACCESS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Medos International Sàrl
18930754 INTERBODY TOOL, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Mazor Robotics Ltd.
18974893 Floating Locking Insert Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
18405566 SNAP-ON REAMER CONNECTOR Final Rejection Zimmer, Inc.
18368980 SYSTEM OF MODULAR REAMERS AND BROACHES Non-Final OA Zimmer, Inc.
18941651 BROACHING TOOL Non-Final OA Loci Orthopaedics Limited
18863974 ROTARY INSTRUMENT FOR DENTAL IMPLANTOLOGY OR ENDODONTICS, COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE PART Final Rejection REED DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES SÀRL
18939088 IMPLANT AND COVERING METHODS AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Spinol Ltd.
18923361 ORTHOPEDIC INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection Paragon 28, Inc.
18860798 SKULL FIXATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
18839509 OSTEOSYNTHESIS SYSTEM WITH BONE PLATE AND BONE ANCHOR MADE OF MAGNESIUM ALLOYS Final Rejection Medical Magnesium GMBH
18789010 LOAD AND GAP BALANCE SYSTEM IN KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY Final Rejection Unik Orthopedics, Inc.
18782835 Surgical Apparatus To Support Installation Of A Prosthetic Component With Reduced Alignment Error Final Rejection Orthosensor Inc.
18682604 JOINT MEASUREMENT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Orthosensor, Inc.
18760007 Implant With Protected Fusion Zones Final Rejection Institute for Musculoskeletal Science and Education, Ltd.
18667857 CUTTING ASSEMBLY FOR RESECTING A PATELLA Final Rejection Eventum Orthopaedics Limited
18410242 TOOLS FOR SPINAL SURGERY Final Rejection SPINAL SURGICAL STRATEGIES, INC., A NEVADA CORPORATION D/B/A KLEINER DEVICE LABS
18300840 MECHANICAL LIGAMENT BALANCING DEVICES, KITS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Exactech, Inc.
18239453 System for Connecting a Connecting Device, in Particular a Distractor, to a Bone Final Rejection ArthroSave Holding B.V.
18261843 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARIABLE SPEED OSTEOTOMY Non-Final OA KUANRUI INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
18195146 SHEATH ASSEMBLY FOR STERNAL WIRE Final Rejection CircumFix Solutions, Inc.
17287401 IMPLANT MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE IMPLANT MATERIAL Final Rejection Nakashima Healthforce Co., Ltd.

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