Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: YANG, ANDREW

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3775

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.1%
Allow Rate
+14.1% vs TC avg
1,328
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
992
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1295 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
26.3%
§102 Novelty
57.0%
§103 Obviousness
5.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18815697 PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH FRICTIONAL SHANK HEAD SEATING SURFACES Non-Final OA Roger P. Jackson
19249057 FORCE SENSING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Final Rejection OrthoIQ, LLC
18905399 Bone Plates And Associated Screws Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18782742 TOOLS AND METHODS FOR VAGINAL ACCESS Non-Final OA MOMENTIS SURGICAL LTD.
18987320 COMBINED BONE TAP AND RASP Non-Final OA Spinal Simplicity, LLC
18922556 Modular Instrument and Methods of Using and Manufacturing the Modular Instrument Non-Final OA Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18702407 CONCENTRIC TUBE DRILLING ROBOT DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18427593 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INSTRUMENTATION Final Rejection Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
18937085 Robotic Surgical System For Guiding A Reamer Tool Non-Final OA MAKO Surgical Corp.
18769854 Robotic System For Shoulder Arthroplasty Non-Final OA MAKO Surgical Corp.
19001027 IMPLANT AND GUIDE Non-Final OA Materialise NV
18875819 CARTILAGE AND BONE HARVEST AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
18971556 SURGICAL DEVICE FOR FORMING AN IMPLANT-RECEIVING VOID WITHIN A SACROILIAC JOINT AND ITS METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA PTL Opco, LLC
18610065 APPARATUS FOR MANUAL EXTRACTION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection PTL Opco, LLC
18950893 BONE GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAME Non-Final OA SurGenTec, LLC
18670614 BONE GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAME Final Rejection SurGenTec, LLC
18814855 Pedicle Screw Final Rejection Chanpin Medtak Co., Ltd.
18807240 ILLUMINATING SURGICAL DEVICE AND CONTROL ELEMENT Non-Final OA Illumix Surgical Canada Inc.
18800638 SURGICAL ROTARY CUTTING TOOL INCLUDING ARTICULABLE HEAD Non-Final OA Joint Preservation Innovations, LLC
18424116 TARGETING AND INSERTION INSTRUMENT FOR ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS Final Rejection Orthofix US LLC
18012732 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ALIGN AN IMPLANT KEEL PUNCH Non-Final OA CUREXO, INC.

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