Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WEISS, JESSICA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2118 3775 3776

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.8%
Allow Rate
+10.8% vs TC avg
685
Total Applications
+33.8%
Interview Lift
1045
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 645 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
28.9%
§102 Novelty
34.9%
§103 Obviousness
28.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18025632 FEMORAL STEM OFFSET ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
19052345 FRACTURE PLATES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18956464 BONE STABILIZATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18929722 Allograft Preparation Station Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18027359 END-PLATE PERFORATION DEVICE Final Rejection NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM
18965913 BONE SCREW AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
18029265 Spinal Interbody Implants Non-Final OA K2M, Inc.
19013628 EXPANDING ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT Non-Final OA Zavation Medical Product, LLC
19002073 Medical Visualization and Intubation Systems Non-Final OA Visurraga Enterprises, LLC
18924172 SURGICAL CUTTING BLADE AND CONTROL FOR MULTI-APPLICATION PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
18928707 INTERVERTEBRAL DEVICES Non-Final OA AXIS SPINE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
18870996 BONE FASTENER WITH A DIVERGING CANNULATION Non-Final OA Harald KINZNER
18538990 FEMORAL TRIAL HEAD Final Rejection Zimmer, Inc.
18904350 ANTERIOR LUMBAR CAGE AND INSERTER DEVICE Non-Final OA Zavation Medical Products, LLC
18896866 Eccentrically rotating cutting tool Non-Final OA Wildhurst Surgical Technologies, LLC
18730045 A sound and vibration generator and a system and method for a sound and vibration analysis Non-Final OA SURGIFY MEDICAL OY
18763570 MULTI-PRONGED AWL FOR INTERVERTEBRAL BODY SPACE Non-Final OA Jeffrey RIHN
18758030 Pressure Distribution Implants for Approximating Opposing Bone Edges of Sternums During Sternal Closure Procedures Non-Final OA Ethicon, Inc.
18672278 INTRAOSSEOUS ACCESS ASSEMBLY Final Rejection North American Rescue, LLC
18378547 SELF-ALIGNING PLATING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Medcom Advisors, LLC
18295860 IMPLANT MADE MAINLY OF CERAMIC AND ASSEMBLY WITH GRIPPING AND POSITIONING DEVICE Non-Final OA FX SOLUTIONS
18024001 INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION CAGE Final Rejection ZSFAB (JIAXING) CO., LTD
17079383 FLEXIBLE ADJUSTABLE RADIOPAQUE TRIAL, PLATE, AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA ECA MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.

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