PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15965138
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["602", "016000"]

Abstract:
An AFO for use in the Ponseti method which is bar-less and provides for readily interchangeable structures for providing differing articulation resistance. In one embodiment, the readily interchangeable structure is a flexible member achieving connection between and the majority of the separation between the shoe and the calf engaging structure. In another embodiment, an articulated arm with two rigid segments joined at a spring loaded hinge, with interchangeable spring canisters is used.

Claim (Index 1):
An orthosis  1100  for use in performing a method for treating clubfoot, known as Ponseti method; the orthosis comprising, in operative combination:\n a first extremity engaging structure  1122  configured to be disposed on an extremity and immediately above a joint on the extremity; \n a second extremity engaging structure  1124  configured to be disposed on the extremity and immediately below the joint; \n a hinge coupled to said first extremity engaging structure and said second extremity engaging structure; \n said hinge being configured with a variable resistance mechanism for resisting relative movement between said first extremity engaging structure and said second extremity engaging structure; and \n a first canister  1150 , disposed in said hinge, and having a first predetermined resistance characteristic and a first predetermined exterior shape and size characteristic.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.4717
- Patent Class: 602.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11566470', '14868440', '13837636', '13837927', '15033220']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5518186782864034
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4875962559143051
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5453964360491936
- Mean Citation Score: 176.85380600000005
- Max Citation Score: 194.07207
- Similarity Product: 120.10263273736597

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

Dataset: test