PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15975653
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["600", "123000"]

Abstract:
The systems, methods, and apparatus disclosed herein are directed to an exchangeable working channel for a surgical instrument comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an instrument channel configured to receive the exchangeable working channel. The exchangeable working channel may comprise a shaft comprising a proximal region and a distal region; an inner surface defining a lumen extending through the shaft; and an outer surface configured to interface with the instrument channel of the surgical instrument. The exchangeable working channel may further comprise one or more locking members configured to releasably couple to the proximal portion or the distal portion of the surgical instrument. The exchangeable working channel may increase a service life of the surgical instrument as a worn working channel can be exchanged with a new one.

Claim (Index 29):
The method of  claim 24 , wherein the surgical instrument comprises:\n a proximal portion and a distal portion; an instrument channel extending through the proximal and distal portions; a working channel sheath attached to an inner surface of the instrument channel; and one or more coupling members at the proximal portion or the distal portion of the surgical instrument.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 13.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.37288
- Patent Class: 600.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13444578', '15695335', '14501865', '12953882', '14501932']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5171846032325759
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.495350742187878
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5150012171281061
- Mean Citation Score: 203.06623
- Max Citation Score: 208.36163
- Similarity Product: 135.44737449864508

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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