Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3773 3775

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.4%
Allow Rate
+10.4% vs TC avg
858
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
1029
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 823 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
69.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19067944 FRACTURE PLATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Costa Surgical Inc.
19051896 DRILL GUIDE SYSTEM FOR INTEROSSEOUS LIGAMENT REPAIR Non-Final OA Skeletal Dynamics, Inc.
19019331 MULTIPLE SPINAL SURGICAL PATHWAYS SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
18467686 BONE FIXATION TECHNIQUES AND IMPLANTS Non-Final OA Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
17102708 Systems and Methods for Performing Spine Surgery Final Rejection Nuvasive, Inc.
18802047 SURGICAL BUR WITH CONTROLLED POOLING Final Rejection Medtronic Xomed, LLC
18969160 Apparatus for Guiding Fixation of Distal Tibiofibular Joint Non-Final OA Sanford Health
18087760 ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH HIP ARTHROPLASTY AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
18082768 ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING CEMENT RESTRICTOR COMPONENTS IN A DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH HIP REPLACEMENT SURGICAL PROCEDURE Non-Final OA DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
18774086 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF BONE Final Rejection SHANKAR RAJESWARAN M.D. LLC
18382899 GRAFT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ACTIVAS Orthopedics, Inc.
18459037 Conformable Mid-Foot Osteotomy Devices, Systems, and Methods for Treating Mid-Foot Disorders Final Rejection Apex Orthopedics, LLC
18402914 Patient Reregistration Systems and Methods Non-Final OA Stryker Australia PTY LTD
17341811 BOWED PLATE FOR FIXATING OSTEOTOMIES AND JOINT ARTHRODESES Final Rejection In2Bones USA, LLC

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