PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15948945
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["607", "048000"]

Abstract:
A system for restoring muscle function to the lumbar spine to treat low back pain is provided. The system may include one or more electrode leads coupled to an implantable pulse generator (IPG) and a tunneler system for subcutaneously implanting a proximal portion of the lead(s). The system may also include a handheld activator configured to transfer a stimulation command to the IPG, and an external programmer configured to transfer programming data to the IPG. The stimulation command directs the programmable controller to stimulate the tissue in accordance with the programming data. The system may include a software-based programming system run on a computer such that the treating physician may program and adjust stimulation parameters.

Claim (Index 15):
A method for implanting an electrode lead in or adjacent to tissue associated with control of the lumbar spine for restoring muscle function of the lumbar spine to reduce back pain, the method comprising:\n selecting an electrode lead comprising an elongated lead body having a proximal end and a distal end, one or more electrodes disposed along the distal end of the elongated lead body, a first fixation element comprising a first plurality of projections radially spaced around the elongated body, and a second fixation element comprising a second plurality of projections radially spaced around the elongated lead body distal to the first fixation element and radially offset from the first plurality of projections; delivering the distal end of the elongated body in a delivery state where the first and second fixation elements are collapsed inward toward the elongated lead body; and expanding the first and second fixation elements to a deployed state where the first fixation element is angled distally relative to the elongated lead body and the second fixation element is angled proximally relative to the elongated lead body and toward the first fixation element to anchor the one or more electrodes in or adjacent to the tissue associated with control of the lumbar spine.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 36.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.7027
- Patent Class: 607.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15202435', '14061614', '14792430', '14939955', '15299399']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7178981915020733
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6121164443462803
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.707320016786494
- Mean Citation Score: 464.57168600000006
- Max Citation Score: 587.4945700000002
- Similarity Product: 513.0615035734166

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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