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Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3619 3773 3774 3775

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.8%

Allow Rate

+3.8% vs TC avg

1,143

Total Applications

+29.7%

Interview Lift

1233

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1105 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%

§101 Eligibility

28.1%

§102 Novelty

44.2%

§103 Obviousness

23.8%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
19210597	Self-Holding Screw Head	Non-Final OA	Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
18974893	Floating Locking Insert	Final Rejection	Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
18632478	ROBOTIC AND NAVIGATED ROD BENDING	Non-Final OA	GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18422051	GUIDEWIRE-CAPTURING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT	Final Rejection	GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18317956	MODULAR LATERAL PLATING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS	Final Rejection	GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
19324731	IMPROVEMENTS IN BONE SCREWS	Non-Final OA	GLW, Inc.
18860798	SKULL FIXATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS	Final Rejection	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
19256378	PROSTHETIC IMPLANT REMOVAL TOOL AND ASSOCIATED METHOD	Non-Final OA	DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
17628453	Implant Removal Tool	Non-Final OA	DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
18930754	INTERBODY TOOL, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS	Non-Final OA	Mazor Robotics Ltd.
18300840	MECHANICAL LIGAMENT BALANCING DEVICES, KITS, AND METHODS	Non-Final OA	Exactech, Inc.

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