PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15948759
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["606", "281000"]

Abstract:
The present invention discloses an alignment guide apparatus, system, and method. The alignment guide apparatus includes a body, a fixation insert, a guide pin, and a screw. The body may include an arm with a first end and a second end, an attachment portion at the first end, and an alignment portion at the second end. The fixation insert may be configured to pass through the attachment portion and the guide pin may be configured to pass through the alignment portion. The screw may be configured to engage the guide pin. The alignment system may include a bone plate, an alignment guide, a screw, at least one first fastener, and at least one second fastener. A method for moving a joint is also disclosed.

Claim (Index 18):
A method for moving a joint, comprising:\n preparing the joint; obtaining a bone plate alignment guide apparatus, comprising:\n a body, the body comprising:\n an arm with a first end and a second end; \n an attachment portion at the first end; and \n an alignment portion at the second end; \n \n a fixation insert configured to engage the attachment portion; \n a guide pin configured to pass through the alignment portion; and \n a screw configured to engage the guide pin; \n aligning a bone plate on the joint; inserting at least one first temporary fixation pin to secure the bone plate to a first bone of the joint; inserting at least one second temporary fixation pin to secure the bone plate to a second bone of the joint; attaching the bone plate alignment guide apparatus to the bone plate in a desired position relative to the joint; inserting the guide pin across the joint through the alignment portion of the body of the bone plate alignment guide apparatus; inserting the screw over the guide pin to move the joint; securing the bone plate to the first bone and second bone of the joint; removing the bone plate alignment guide apparatus; and closing the incision of the patient.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 29.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.89796
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14655943', '14776418', '14547616', '14379361', '15792730']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7967284431701481
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5736083543997651
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7744164342931098
- Mean Citation Score: 303.9208460000001
- Max Citation Score: 439.8257
- Similarity Product: 426.8989180049538

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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