Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3773

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
972
Total Applications
+48.8%
Interview Lift
1235
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 928 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
29.4%
§102 Novelty
40.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18201178 STANDALONE ANTERIOR LUMBER INTERBODY SPACER Final Rejection Astura Medical Inc.
17555391 FASTENING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA RTG Scientific, LLC
17841705 EXPANDABLE FOOTPRINT IMPLANT Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18635578 ADJUSTABLE DEVICE FOR CORRECTING SCOLIOSIS Final Rejection University Of Cincinnati
18835259 ACCESS TOOL FOR DELIVERING CARDIAC THERAPIES TO THE PERICARDIAL SPACE Non-Final OA CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
18917893 ADD-ON COUPLER FOR MEDICAL IMPLANT REVISION Final Rejection NEXUS SPINE, LLC
18277031 Device And Method For Providing A Volume In A Lumen Non-Final OA Nanyang Technological University
18593683 POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH ENLARGED PIVOT ANGLE Final Rejection BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
18602207 BONE GROWTH DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
19030479 SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
17266704 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZATION OF A SPINAL SURGICAL SITE Non-Final OA Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
18418251 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING AND PATH DETERMINATION Final Rejection HT MEDICAL, LLC
18481880 TRANSVERSE CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Zavation Medical Products, LLC
18844099 INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT IMPLANT METHODS AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOETAL SOLUTIONS INC.
18812126 EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL CAGE Non-Final OA Ex Technology, LLC
18748374 SKULL PIN Final Rejection TAKAI CORPORATION
18636877 CLAMP OF EXTERNAL FIXATION DEVICE Final Rejection CITIEFFE S.r.l.
18406541 SURGICAL DEPTH INSTRUMENT Final Rejection EDGE SURGICAL, INC.
18544165 INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION DEVICE WITH INTERVERTEBRAL STABILIZING SCREW AND COMPOSITION FOR BONE REMODELING Final Rejection Endospine, S.L.
18520868 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDING INTERBODY SPACER BETWEEN VERTEBRAL BODIES Final Rejection LIGA ACE CORPORATION
18235296 EXTERNAL FIXATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA XFix8 LLC
18355936 Surgical Devices and Deployment Apparatuses Final Rejection SUREMKA, LLC
18271074 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING HEMORRHOIDS Non-Final OA Minimax Medical (Nanjing) Co., Limited
17409728 ANATOMIC EXTERNAL FIXATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Stabiliz Orthopedics, LLC

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