Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19109738 | WIGGLEGRAM CAMERA SYSTEM FOR USE WITH RETRACTORS | March 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19019993 | IMPLANT WITH INTRAMEDULLARY PORTION AND OFFSET EXTRAMEDULLARY PORTION | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18933954 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH A DOWNWARDLY DISPLACEABLE COLLET INSERT | October 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18825307 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT AND BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SUCH A COUPLING ASSEMBLY | September 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18388096 | STERNAL COMPASS | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373456 | SELF-FIXING TRANSPARENT PROCTOSCOPE | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461384 | MODULAR BONE ANCHOR SYSTEM WITH BOTTOM LOADED SHANK HEADS HAVING A SINGLE SHANK HEAD SHAPE | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18140672 | External Fixation for the Correction of Bone Deformity and Trauma | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298597 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18178478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156195 | SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEMS WITH MODULAR RECEIVER AND RING RETAINER SUB-ASSEMBLIES FOR CONNECTING WITH UNIVERSAL SHANK HEADS | January 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18011612 | Modular Head Assembly | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18057496 | MULTIAXIAL RECEIVERS WITH TETHER | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055399 | BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A TOOL DEPLOYABLE INSERT IN COMPRESSIVE OVERLAPPING ENGAGEMENT WITH A RETAINER | November 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17983805 | METHODS FOR SINGLE INCISION ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION PROCEDURE | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17921512 | SPINAL BONE FASTENER ASSEMBLY | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18048760 | MODULAR PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH RETAINER PRE-POSITIONED IN EXPANSION CHAMBER AND TOOL-DEPLOYABLE INSERT | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916603 | TENSEGRITY EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM TO DISTRACT BONES | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945557 | ARTICULATING CURETTE FOR DECORTICATING A VERTEBRAL ENDPLATE VIA A CANNULA | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17944107 | INTERSPINOUS IMPLANT INSERTION INSTRUMENT WITH WING ACTUATION TOOL | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17911001 | CONVERSION KIT FOR AN EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891762 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY ADD ON SCREW SYSTEM | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17801179 | IMPROVED ARTHRODESIS DEVICE | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891067 | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH INDEPENDENT PROVISIONAL LOCKING | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889977 | MODULAR SCREW ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17879685 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815751 | RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAIL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861194 | MODULAR SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM WITH BOTTOM-LOADED UNIVERSAL SHANK HEADS | July 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791828 | ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE, INTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM FOR USE IN ACAF AND APPLICATION THEREOF | July 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842970 | MODULAR SCREW HEAD ASSEMBLIES | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807522 | ADJUSTABLE STRUT ASSEMBLIES FOR EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEMS | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17841611 | EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SPACER | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17784731 | MOTOR-DRIVEN FIXATOR TO APPLY MICROMOTION TO FRACTURE SITE TO ACCELERATE BONE HEALING | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17828951 | Illuminated Suction Apparatus | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17779975 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING A LATERAL CURVATURE OF A SPINE | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17746234 | SPINAL IMPLANT DEVICE | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17777523 | INTERNAL FIXATION MEMBER SET AND INTERNAL FIXATION MEMBER | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17744920 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17721116 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE | April 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716822 | INTERSPINOUS IMPLANT INSERTION INSTRUMENT WITH WING ACTUATION TOOL | April 2022 | January 2023 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17716813 | LOCKING SYSTEM FOR INTERSPINOUS IMPLANT INSERTION INSTRUMENT | April 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17713612 | Adjustable Implant | April 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17657204 | SCOLIOSIS CORRECTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND INSTRUMENTS | March 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17765330 | IMPLANT, IN PARTICULAR A SPINAL IMPLANT | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17764966 | SKELETAL SUPPORT MEMBER | March 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701800 | VAGINAL SPECULUM APPARATUS | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17694188 | BONE TIE METHODS | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17687161 | CONNECTORS FOR USE IN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING THE RISK OF PROXIMAL JUNCTIONAL KYPHOSIS | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17652940 | SURGICAL ROBOTIC AUTOMATION WITH TRACKING MARKERS AND CONTROLLED TOOL ADVANCEMENT | March 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17675347 | EXPANDABLE SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM | February 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17586967 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING SPONDYLOLYSIS | January 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17630954 | SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED ILLUMINATION | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17580091 | MODULAR APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING AN EXISTING SPINAL CONSTRUCT | January 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17577845 | PEDICLE-BASED INTRADISCAL FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17576065 | STRUT ASSEMBLIES AND EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEMS | January 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17574783 | Polyaxial Bone Screw With Increased Angulation | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17647226 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SPINE SURGERY | January 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17564784 | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A DEPLOYABLE COLLET INSERT WITH INTERNAL PRESSURE RING | December 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17560471 | Modular Head Assembly For Spinal Fixation | December 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17556982 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION OF A FRACTURE CLOSED REDUCTION SURGERY AND POSITIONING DEVCIE FOR THE SAME | December 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17555856 | ANTI-MICROBIAL SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE | December 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17555389 | FASTENING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17553532 | ADAPTER DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ADAPTER DEVICE AND A BONE ANCHOR | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17544523 | MODULAR TENSIONED SPINAL SCREW | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17544363 | Screw Insertion Instrument And Methods Of Use | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17616271 | FIXATION SYSTEM BETWEEN A MEDICAL DEVICE AND AT LEAST ONE PORTION OF A BONE | December 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17539994 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING THE RISK OF PROXIMAL JUNCTIONAL KYPHOSIS USING A BONE ANCHOR OR OTHER ATTACHMENT POINT | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17539487 | LED light hub for laryngoscope | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17457076 | INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHETIC DISC PLACEMENT AND REMOVAL SYSTEMS | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17539473 | COUPLING DEVICE AND INSTRUMENT FOR CONNECTING THE COUPLING DEVICE TO A HEAD OF A BONE ANCHOR | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17536809 | SPINAL IMPLANT WITH FEATURES FACILITATING INDEPENDENT EXPANSION OF PORTIONS THEREOF AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF | November 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17536824 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT AND INSERTION DEVICE THEREFOR | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17525464 | REDUCTION SYSTEM FOR SPONDYLOLISTHESIS | November 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17454542 | POWER MODULES AND METHODS FOR BONE ANCHOR AND STYLET INSERTION | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17522725 | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH TOOL COMPRESSED INSERT FOR CLOSURE INDEPENDENT LOCKING | November 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17521489 | SPINAL IMPLANT | November 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17518197 | Laryngoscope With Handle-Grip Activated Recording | November 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17605779 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17504874 | ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF | October 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17504135 | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH FRICTION FIT INSERT HAVING ROTATION BLOCKING EXTENSIONS | October 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17502522 | ARTICULATING EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSIONS DEVICES | October 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17496445 | CUTTING GUARD WITH GROUND CONNECTION | October 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17495161 | ROD REDUCTION INSTRUMENT FEEDBACK SYSTEM | October 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17471872 | GUIDANCE SYSTEM MOUNTS FOR SURGICAL INTRODUCERS | September 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17470116 | ORTHOPEDIC SPRING HINGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17446352 | LAG SCREW SYSTEMS AND NAIL SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCORPORATING THE SAME | August 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17409746 | POSTERIOR CERVICAL FIXATION SYSTEM | August 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17444966 | LAG-SCREW-RETAINING CLIP AND NAIL SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCORPORATING THE SAME | August 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17444328 | Camera System For Use With Retractors | August 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17381406 | INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED ROBOTIC SYSTEMS | July 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17380197 | INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION IMPLANTS, INTRADISCAL IMPLANTS, INSTRUMENTS, AND METHODS | July 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17379361 | ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION THEREOF | July 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17376606 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT AND BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SUCH A COUPLING ASSEMBLY | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17370502 | VERTEBRAL FIXATION ASSEMBLY | July 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17368736 | CANNULA ATTACHMENT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR A SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM | July 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17365116 | METHOD FOR BONE ADJUSTMENT WITH ANCHORING FUNCTION | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17365430 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING AN INSTRUMENT AND A POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE | July 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17360933 | SURGICAL RETRACTOR | June 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17358735 | Expandable Interbody Implant With Lateral Articulation | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17353997 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Spinal Surgery | June 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 25.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE works in Art Unit 3773 and has examined 467 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.
Examiner GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE's allowance rate of 90.8% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE receive 1.59 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 79% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE. This interview benefit is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 69.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 25.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 51% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 41% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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