PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15938310
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["606", "266000"]

Abstract:
The present invention generally is directed toward a spinal fixation system whereby a coupling element allows the physician to selectively lock or unlock either the connection between the coupling element and a fastener, such as to allow for repositioning of the coupling element, or the connection between the coupling element and an elongate rod. The locking or unlocking of these connections may be made independently and as desired by the physician.

Claim (Index 3):
The spinal stabilization system of  claim 2 , wherein the first arm includes a first exterior sidewall and the second arm includes a second exterior sidewall, wherein each of the first and second exterior sidewalls includes a first axis that extends substantially in a direction from a top of the coupling element to a bottom of the coupling element and\n wherein a tool engagement channel is formed along a second axis substantially transverse to the first axis in each of the first and second exterior sidewalls and wherein the engagement channel comprises a recessed channel having an upper boundary and a lower boundary, wherein the upper boundary of the tool engagement channel comprises a first planar portion, a second planar portion and a curved portion located between the first and second planar portions, the planar portions and the curved portion define a portion of the recessed channel within each of the first and second exterior sidewalls.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.5625
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13887098', '15632602', '15257959', '13967075', '14828562']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8573225585393467
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5607452767403995
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.827664830359452
- Mean Citation Score: 470.8559100000001
- Max Citation Score: 472.1406
- Similarity Product: 467.9022238901138

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

Dataset: test