Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MATTHEWS, TESSA M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3772 3773

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.9%
Allow Rate
+12.9% vs TC avg
544
Total Applications
+24.4%
Interview Lift
1061
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 491 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
32.0%
§102 Novelty
39.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18890667 CLOSURE HAVING STRONG BALANCED SPLAY LIMITING THREAD FORMS FOR OPEN RECEIVER HOUSINGS Final Rejection Roger P. Jackson
18504004 A CLOSURE HAVING A BALANCED CROSS-SECTIONAL THREAD FORM FOR SECURELY LOCKING A BONE ANCHOR Final Rejection Roger P. Jackson
18341484 BONE ANCHOR RECEIVERS WITH UPRIGHT ARMS HAVING HORIZONTAL CURVATE EXTENDING INSTRUMENT ENGAGING GROOVES AND THREADED CLOSURES ALLOWING FOR CONTROLLED SPLAY Non-Final OA Roger P. Jackson
19049835 OPERATIVE VAGINAL SCOPE Non-Final OA Northwestern University
19199622 BONE FIXATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA RTG Scientific, LLC
18781057 INTERBODY STANDALONE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18247016 VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVELY ASSESSMENT TRACHEA Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18507727 MULTI-AXIAL FOOT CORRECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
19081760 Funnel Hole for Intramedullary Nail Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
19045624 Reference Devices and Methods of Use For External Fixation Frames Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18978232 Method and Device for Endoscopic Endonasal Occipitocervical Fusion Non-Final OA University of Cincinnati
19037871 REMOTELY ADJUSTABLE INTERACTIVE IMPLANTABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, INC.
19025161 FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18375792 FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
19026342 MULTIPOINT FIXATION IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Medos International Sàrl
18479676 MULTIPLANAR BONE ANCHOR SYSTEM Final Rejection Highridge Medical, LLC
18965044 SURGICAL SCREW CADDY Non-Final OA PETER ERIC PIERMAN
18918660 ATRIAL RETRACTOR Non-Final OA Scanlan International, Inc.
18493737 BONE-FIXATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA The University of British Columbia
18595232 ACCESS DEVICE WITH ANCHORING BODY AND MODULAR INSERTS AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING ACCESSORIES USED IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Axcess Instruments IP Holding Company
18207814 LORDOTIC ROD-WASHER IMPLANT FOR LUMBO-SACRAL FUSION Non-Final OA Gary Fleischer
18312592 BONE FRACTURE FIXATION DEVICE Final Rejection Stabiiz Orthopaedics, Inc.
18028805 THROAT EXAMINATION APPARATUS Final Rejection Nicholas James Ian HAMILTON
18159227 INTERLOCKING SPINAL DISC PROSTHETIC Final Rejection Phoenyx Spinal Technologies, Inc.
17864367 METHOD AND IMPLANT SYSTEM FOR SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION AND FUSION Final Rejection Orthocision, Inc.
17745896 METHOD AND IMPLANT SYSTEM FOR SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION AND FUSION Non-Final OA Omnia Medical, LLC

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