Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
13 pending office actions • 3 clients • 13 examiners • 3 art units • 0 of 13 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 73 patents granted in the last 365 days
DUANE MORRIS LLP - WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY serves as a patent law firm focused on Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The firm has managed 13323 career applications, highlighting its significant experience in patent prosecution. It boasts a resolved allowance rate of 87.79 percent, which reflects its effectiveness in obtaining patent grants for its clients. This performance is a key feature of its specialized work in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The firm's track record is well-established through its application volume.
Currently, this practice group has 15 pending office actions. The firm averages 3.37 office actions per allowance, indicating the typical amount of examiner interaction required. For those in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector, the 13323 career applications and 87.79 percent allowance rate provide a clear measure of the firm's established performance. The 3.37 average office actions per allowance helps in understanding the prosecution timeline for Wright Medical Technology. These data points offer a clear perspective on the firm's operational model.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 5 (38%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 7 (54%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, GERALD | 1 | 78.6% | +9.4% |
| ACKUN, JACOB K | 1 | 56.9% | +3.5% |
| CARLSON, JOSHUA MICHAEL | 1 | 59.1% | +39.5% |
| SHIRSAT, MARCELA | 1 | 73.6% | +19.0% |
| BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT | 1 | 70.1% | +24.2% |
| HU, ANN M | 1 | 67.8% | +21.6% |
| BLASS, PARIS MARIE | 1 | 54.5% | +39.6% |
| NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | 1 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| MATHEW, SEEMA | 1 | 71.4% | +26.1% |
| FLORES, ADRIAN | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19293404 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PATIENT-SPECIFIC PROSTHESIS FOR A FRACTURED LONG BONE | JOHNSON, GERALD | — |
| 19078866 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PLATE TRIAL PACKAGING | ACKUN, JACOB K | — |
| 18780692 | SHOULDER PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENT | BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT | — |
| 18675322 | HUMERAL IMPLANT ANCHOR SYSTEM | HU, ANN M | — |
| 18703819 | CONVERTIBLE GLENOID IMPLANTS | BLASS, PARIS MARIE | — |
| 18331470 | MULTIAXIAL MODULAR STEMS | FLORES, ADRIAN | — |
| 18038663 | FIXATION MECHANISM FOR GLENOID IMPLANTS | WILLSE, DAVID H | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18960387 | ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | CARLSON, JOSHUA MICHAEL | — |
| 18926682 | HUMERAL FIXATION PLATES | SHIRSAT, MARCELA | — |
| 18780692 | SHOULDER PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENT | BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT | — |
| 18675322 | HUMERAL IMPLANT ANCHOR SYSTEM | HU, ANN M | — |
| 18703819 | CONVERTIBLE GLENOID IMPLANTS | BLASS, PARIS MARIE | — |
| 18369138 | HUMERAL IMPLANT AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING THE SAME | MATHEW, SEEMA | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Stryker | 11 |
| Tornier SAS | 1 |
| Tornier | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3774 | 6 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 3775 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19293404 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PATIENT-SPECIFIC PROSTHESIS FOR A FRACTURED LONG BONE | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | JOHNSON, GERALD | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 | |
| 19078866 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PLATE TRIAL PACKAGING | Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | ACKUN, JACOB K | 3736 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 18960387 | ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | CARLSON, JOSHUA MICHAEL | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| 18926682 | HUMERAL FIXATION PLATES | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | SHIRSAT, MARCELA | 3775 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18780692 | SHOULDER PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENT | Tornier SAS | BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| 18675322 | HUMERAL IMPLANT ANCHOR SYSTEM | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | HU, ANN M | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 | |
| 18703819 | CONVERTIBLE GLENOID IMPLANTS | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | BLASS, PARIS MARIE | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| 18393827 | PROSTHESIS FOR A FRACTURED LONG BONE | Tornier | NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18369138 | HUMERAL IMPLANT AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING THE SAME | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | MATHEW, SEEMA | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18331470 | MULTIAXIAL MODULAR STEMS | Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | FLORES, ADRIAN | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18038663 | FIXATION MECHANISM FOR GLENOID IMPLANTS | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | WILLSE, DAVID H | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 17654080 | SET OF GLENOID COMPONENTS FOR A SHOULDER PROSTHESIS | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 09, 2022 |
| 17149527 | FEMORAL AND HUMERAL STEM GEOMETRY AND IMPLANTATION METHOD FOR ORTHOPEDIC JOINT RECONSTRUCTION | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | HOBAN, MELISSA A | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2021 |
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