Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19003275 | MODULAR LENGTH ADJUSTABLE TUBULAR RETRACTOR AND A TUBE BREAKER | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18820328 | FRAME-TYPE SURGICAL ROBOT FOR FRACTURE REDUCTION | August 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18794059 | DENTAL IMPLANTATION METHOD WITH SURGICAL GUIDE | August 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18754101 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT FIXATION | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18745682 | PATIENT-POSITIONING SYSTEM AND SURGICAL COMPONENTRY, AND SURGICAL METHODS OF USING SAME | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18660268 | TOOTH IMPLANT METHOD | May 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18645596 | TARSAL-METATARSAL JOINT PROCEDURE UTILIZING FULCRUM | April 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18627609 | BONE POSITIONING GUIDE | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18587921 | BONE POSITIONING AND PREPARING GUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18441566 | CONSTANT DISTRACTION FORCE DRIVEN SELF ACTUATING GROWING ROD SYSTEMS | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18515163 | MODULAR LENGTH ADJUSTABLE TUBULAR RETRACTOR AND A TUBE BREAKER | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18488301 | MODULAR BODY CAVITY ACCESS SYSTEM | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488139 | ROBOT ASSISTED INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS SELECTION AND IMPLANTATION SYSTEM | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18555208 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRONE LATERAL SPINE SURGERY | October 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372815 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING A REVISION PROCEDURE | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18369228 | Systems And Methods For Simulating Spine And Skeletal System Pathologies | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240548 | EXPANDABLE SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238334 | PATIENT-POSITIONING SYSTEM, COMPUTER-CONTROL AND DATA-INTEGRATION SYSTEM, SURGICAL COMPONENTRY, AND SURGICAL METHODS OF USING SAME | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18278854 | Rotational Tracker Adapter With Biasing Mechanism | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18227412 | System And Method For Driving An Ultrasonic Handpiece As A Function Of The Mechanical Impedance Of The Handpiece | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18360509 | ILLUMINATED MEDICAL DEVICES | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342869 | METHODS FOR ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE AND NAVIGATION IN SPINAL SURGERY AND RELATED SYSTEMS | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339588 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18205670 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL NAVIGATION | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18325107 | System And Method For Monitoring Offset During Navigation-Assisted Surgery | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18317832 | IMPLANTS FOR BONE FIXATION OR FUSION | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309307 | NAVIGATED PELVIC IMPLANT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136284 | TISSUE ENGAGEMENT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136154 | MICROFRACTURE APPARATUSES AND METHODS | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298978 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRACTION NEUROGENESIS | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18129698 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REGISTER PATIENT ANATOMY OR TO DETERMINE AND PRESENT MEASUREMENTS RELATIVE TO PATIENT ANATOMY | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18129724 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REGISTER PATIENT ANATOMY OR TO DETERMINE AND PRESENT MEASUREMENTS RELATIVE TO PATIENT ANATOMY | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18193807 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126253 | REAMER INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED METHODS | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18182995 | BONE POSITIONING GUIDE | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18183013 | BONE POSITIONING AND PREPARING GUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18174221 | Partially Resorbable Implants And Methods | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173115 | STABILIZATION SYSTEMS | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112366 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AND MONITORING ORTHOPEDIC HARDWARE | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107256 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR DETERMINING SEATING OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT DURING AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE | February 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158533 | EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SPACER | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099404 | Expandable Implant with Deflectable Sequence of Segments | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18155474 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE INTERBODY FUSION | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096159 | LATERAL RETRACTOR SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING MUSCLE DAMAGE IN SPINAL SURGERY | January 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18151553 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BONE PREPARATION FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18148008 | HIP SURGERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069620 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BALANCING A JOINT | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080160 | Techniques For Patient-Specific Milling Path Generation | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009962 | DEVICE FOR INDICATING AN ACTIVE COMPONENT OF AN ADJUSTABLE MEDICAL APPARATUS | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18075187 | DYNAMIC SPINAL SEGMENT REPLACEMENT | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18074997 | SURGICAL RETRACTOR SYSTEM AND MULTI-DIRECTIONAL JOINT CLAMP FOR SAME | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18073654 | TWO DEGREE OF FREEDOM SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971895 | POINT-LOADING KNOTLESS FIXATION DEVICES | October 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17972361 | GLENOID RESURFACING SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920089 | RIB FRACTURE REPAIR DEVICE | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18047273 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING THE INTERIOR OF A HIP JOINT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL TELESCOPING ACCESS CANNULA AND A NOVEL TELESCOPING OBTURATOR | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17996135 | DEVICE FOR OPERATIVELY COUPLING TO A STRUCTURE AND DIRECTING GAS FLOW AND A METHOD OF USE THEREOF | October 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17960169 | System And Method For A Tracked Procedure | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17899065 | ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING A STEM TRIAL COMPONENT | August 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894506 | STERNUM FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17888272 | TARSAL-METATARSAL JOINT PROCEDURE UTILIZING FULCRUM | August 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760487 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE TOOLS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17884523 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CONNECTORS AND RELATED METHODS | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17883544 | CANNULA ASSEMBLY WITH DEPLOYABLE CAMERA | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17880277 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT FIXATION | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17795152 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865861 | Anterior to Psoas Instrumentation | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17809662 | SURGICAL DISTRACTOR AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17750275 | CUT GUIDE WITH INTEGRATED JOINT REALIGNMENT FEATURES | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663651 | SURGICAL FASTENER ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745448 | IMPLANT EXPANDING IN WIDTH BEFORE HEIGHT USING A SINGLE ACTUATOR | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17741258 | SPINAL NERVE DECOMPRESSION SYSTEMS, DILATION SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17734528 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING BONE FOR A SURGICAL PROCEDURE | May 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728315 | EXPANDABLE SPINAL JACK FOR INSTALLATION BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER SUCCEEDING SUPERIOR ARTICULAR PROCESSES | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728297 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRODUCING A BONE ANCHOR | April 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728129 | Surgical Systems and Methods for Facilitating Tissue Treatment | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17705870 | POINT-LOADING KNOTLESS FIXATION DEVICES | March 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17763193 | INTERVERTEBRAL DEVICES | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17699634 | METHOD FOR TREATING A PATIENT WITH A TOOTH VACANCY | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696540 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17695303 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL PLANNING | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17691909 | CUSTOMIZED KIT ASSEMBLY FOR SURGICAL IMPLANTS | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17683167 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR VERTEBRAL BONE REALIGNMENT | February 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17681780 | Biocompatible Construction for Implantation into a Joint | February 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17681674 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC SURGICAL METHODS AND INSTRUMENTATION | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17651452 | IMPLANT INTRODUCER | February 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17673860 | ROBOTIC NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM FOR INTERBODY IMPLANTS | February 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17583281 | Systems and Methods for Percutaneous Spinal Interbody Fusion (PSIF) | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17629349 | INSERTION INSTRUMENTS | January 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17580901 | Implant for Bone Fixation | January 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17577722 | INTERVERTEBRAL INTERNAL SCREW GUIDE AND FIXATION APPARATUS INCLUDING SCREW LOCK | January 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17567571 | TISSUE RETRACTION SYSTEM | January 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17567879 | BONE POSITIONING AND PREPARING GUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | January 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17561122 | FEMORAL MEDIAL CONDYLE SPHERICAL CENTER TRACKING | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17644781 | ASSEMBLING KIT FOR INSTALLING INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL | December 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17550301 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR BONE FIXATION USING AXIAL IMPLANTS | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17550374 | EXPANDABLE SPINAL JACK FOR INSTALLATION BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER SUCCEEDING SUPERIOR ARTICULAR PROCESSES | December 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17541983 | BONE CEMENT MIXING ASSEMBLY | December 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17538951 | DUAL-MOTION ROTATION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING MUSCLE DAMAGE IN SPINAL SURGERY | November 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17537183 | BONE POSITIONING GUIDE | November 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J.
With a 63.6% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 35.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J works in Art Unit 3775 and has examined 1,480 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J's allowance rate of 83.6% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J receive 1.65 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 45% 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 BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J. This interview benefit is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 61.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 83% 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, 116.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 84.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 49.2% 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, 48.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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 42% 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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