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 |
| 19023889 | Resorptive Intramedullary Implant Between Two Bones or Two Bone Fragments | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19023819 | Resorptive Intramedullary Implant Between Two Bones or Two Bone Fragments | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19019993 | IMPLANT WITH INTRAMEDULLARY PORTION AND OFFSET EXTRAMEDULLARY PORTION | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19017237 | ELASTIC INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION DEVICE | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 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 |
| 18910337 | ANCHOR DEVICE FOR BONE IMPLANTATION DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 18841605 | Minimally invasive fracture reduction and fixation system | August 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18812512 | Adjustable External Fixator and Fixator Kit for Angle Correction of a Bone | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18812322 | Inspection Device With Display Screen | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18807223 | Pedicle Fusion Device | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18805412 | PELVIC STABILIZATION IMPLANTS, METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE | August 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18776707 | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH RESILIENTLY AXIALLY COMPRESSIBLE SHANK HEAD AND ROD ENGAGING INSERT | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18748128 | CURVED ELECTRIC LARYNGOSCOPE | June 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18746748 | MODULAR SPINAL FIXATION SCREW | June 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18742980 | EXTENDED TAB SEPARATION APPARATUS AND METHOD | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18740176 | SURGICAL AND STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR TREATMENT OF SACROILIAC JOINTS | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18731261 | AUTOMATED COUPLED TORSIONAL FIXATORS AND METHOD OF USE | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18680754 | Method, system, and apparatus for dermatological treatment | May 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18668698 | EXPANDABLE INTERSPINOUS PROCESS FIXATION DEVICE | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18663796 | SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM HAVING A LOCKABLE CONNECTOR | May 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18663812 | SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM HAVING A LOW PROFILE LOCKABLE CONNECTOR | May 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662072 | Bone Screws | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662212 | Pupil Expander Assembly | May 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18661210 | Expandable Fusion Device and Method of Installation Thereof | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18660733 | METHOD FOR IMPROVED SPINAL CORRECTION SURGERY IMPLEMENTING NON-FUSION ANTERIOR SCOLIOSIS CORRECTION TECHNIQUES WITH VERTEBRAE DE-ROTATION | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18658301 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENLARGING AN INCISION | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18656798 | BAND CLAMPS IMPLANTS | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18654637 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT, POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE AND MODULAR STABILIZATION DEVICE | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18650493 | REMOTE MEDICAL EXAMINATION | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18648528 | VERTEBRAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLATION THEREOF | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18643397 | ENDOLUMINAL DEVICE WITH RETRACTOR SYSTEM | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18643378 | EXTERNAL BONE FIXATION STRUTS AND SYSTEMS | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18639386 | Spinal Implant | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18624309 | SPINAL SURGERY METHODS AND DEVICES | April 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18622885 | INTERSPINOUS-INTERLAMINAR STABILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18696965 | SPINAL FIXATION TOOL, SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18617035 | MEDICAL IMPLANT FOR FIXATION AND INTEGRATION WITH HARD TISSUE | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18615875 | BONE POSITIONING AND CUTTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18611909 | RETRACTOR/COMPRESSION/DISTRACTION SYSTEM | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612032 | Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Stabilizing Sacroiliac Joints | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18608287 | SLEEVE FOR SPECULUM AND USE THEREOF | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18602968 | INTERSPINOUS SPACER WITH A RANGE OF DEPLOYMENT POSITIONS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18601537 | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR SCREW WITH NESTED TWO-PIECE CLOSURE AND INDEPENDENT LOCKING TWIST-IN-PLACE INSERT | March 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18599313 | GEAR MECHANISMS FOR FIXATION FRAME STRUTS | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18598673 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING AN INSTRUMENT AND A POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18597603 | MAGNETIC SUCTIONING SURGICAL CANNULA APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18597710 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING AN INSTRUMENT AND A POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18591770 | DYNAMIC STABILIZATION WITH RELEASABLE END BLOCKER-BUMPER | February 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18585577 | RECEIVING PART FOR RECEIVING A ROD FOR COUPLING THE ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440266 | ADJUSTABLE MAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SAME | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440025 | MONOAXIAL - UNIPLANAR HYBRID SCREW | February 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438429 | SURGICAL SCREW CADDY | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18438270 | BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLIES WITH INTERCHANGEABLE AND DIFFERENT LOCKING THREADED CLOSURES | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436202 | VARIABLE LORDOSIS SPACER AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18432396 | MULTI-DIAMETER K-WIRE FOR ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18681311 | ROD FOR SPINAL FIXATION IMPLANT | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18428996 | SURGICAL TETHER APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18426959 | ANATOMY ACCOMMODATING PROSTHETIC INTERVERTEBRAL DISC WITH LOWER HEIGHT | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18422256 | CIRCULAR FIXATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18421418 | INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHESIS | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18417624 | CURVED EXPANDABLE INTERBODY DEVICES AND DEPLOYMENT TOOLS | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408281 | INTERBODY FUSION DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18406806 | ARTICULATING STABILIZER ARM WITH DISPOSABLE AND REUSABLE SUBASSEMBLIES | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18406692 | ASSESSMENT OF TENSION BETWEEN BONE ANCHORS | January 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18397857 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING SPINAL ALIGNMENT AND MOTION | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18393932 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL INTERBODY IMPLANTS | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18545128 | RADIOLUCENT SURGICAL RETRACTOR | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18537946 | MEDICAL IMPLANT | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18534034 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EN BLOC DEROTATION OF A SPINAL COLUMN | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18532237 | SPINOUS PROCESS FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE | December 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18529340 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18529123 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR SCREW WITH INSERT TOOL DEPLOYMENT | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18526766 | TRANSNASAL ODONTOID RETRACTOR | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18521409 | TRIANGULATION ASSEMBLY FOR RECTIFYING VERTEBRAE, AND SPINAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH ASSEMBLIES | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18519846 | Y-FRAME EXTERNAL BONE FIXATOR | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18514825 | Spinal Stability System | November 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18509963 | SENSOR ENABLED RETRACTOR FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18389365 | Funnel Hole for Intramedullary Nail | November 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18506968 | ORTHOPEDIC SCREW | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18505320 | IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINT FUSION | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18388251 | HYBRID RADIOLUCENT SURGICAL OPERATING TUBE | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18388096 | STERNAL COMPASS | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18503455 | UNILATERAL IMPLANT HOLDERS AND RELATED METHODS | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504077 | SHIELD FOR SPINAL DEFECT | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18387834 | SPRING LOADED TRANSLATING LATERAL RETRACTOR BLADE | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18387280 | Set Screw for Femoral Nail | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18501495 | SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM WITH MODULAR RECEIVER SUB-ASSEMBLIES FOR CONNECTING WITH BI-SPHERICAL UNIVERSAL SHANK HEADS | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18497922 | Spinal Stability System with Expandable Cannula | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18498000 | INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR TENSIONING A SPINAL TETHER | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18495130 | SURGICAL GUIDE AND METHODS OF USE | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18494233 | EXPANDABLE FUSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18491186 | Implant with Improved Bone Contact | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490982 | PEDICLE-BASED INTRADISCAL FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18490125 | POST-OPERATIVELY ADJUSTABLE SPINAL FIXATION DEVICES | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489811 | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH BIASING MEMBERS FOR PRE-LOCK FRICTION FIT | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381250 | CRANIAL FIXATION DEVICES | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483589 | BONE FIXATION ASSEMBLY | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483252 | RECEIVER ASSEMBLY HAVING A VERTICAL TOOL-ENGAGING SLOT FOR INDEPENDENT LOCK VIA TOOLING | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3773.
With a 37.1% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
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, 25.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
✓ 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Art Unit 3773 is part of Group 3770 in Technology Center 3700. This art unit has examined 10,306 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 73.3%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.
Art Unit 3773's allowance rate of 73.3% places it in the 36% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.
Applications in Art Unit 3773 receive an average of 2.24 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 81% percentile). The median prosecution time is 33 months (in the 31% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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