PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16118151
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["607", "046000"]

Abstract:
This invention provides a device for implantation directly into the spinal cord for the purpose of treating back pain. Electrodes on a backing that conforms directly to the spinal cord are installed as a source of electrical stimulation and pain relief. The floating electrodes can be flexibly mounted to the substrate such that when the electrode array is implanted into the subject, individual electrodes float or move resiliently relative to the substrate to an extent sufficient to accommodate pulsations of the surface of the spinal cord within the dura.

Claim (Index 14):
An assembly of components for a medical device that is configured for stimulating the spinal cord of a subject in need thereof, the assembly comprising:\n an electrode assembly that is configured in a manner such that the assembly can be implanted and secured through a water-tight closure in the dura mater that surrounds the subject's spinal cord so as not to obstruct flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) around the spinal cord; a plurality of electrodes positioned on the electrode assembly in a manner such that the electrodes are directed towards the surface of the spinal cord when the electrode assembly is thus implanted and secured; one or more electrical leads passing from the plurality of electrodes of the electrode assembly in a manner such that the leads are electrically connectable to a power source located outside the dura when the electrode assembly is thus implanted and secured; and said power source, implantable in the subject at a location outside the dura of the spinal cord wherefrom it is connectable by way of the one or more electrical leads to the electrodes of the electrode assembly thus implanted and secured; wherein the power source is configured to transmit an electrical signal through the one or more leads to the plurality of electrodes of the electrode assembly, and thereby to apply to the spinal cord of the subject an electrical stimulus that pulses or alternates at a frequency of at least 200 Hertz.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 6.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.5
- Patent Class: 607.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15437803', '15004515', '14375781', '15191214', '14375785']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6778109471382477
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5732437685476377
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6673542292791868
- Mean Citation Score: 387.506018
- Max Citation Score: 450.12805
- Similarity Product: 390.8073188623428

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 0
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 0

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