PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15920615
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["606", "062000"]

Abstract:
Implants, devices, instruments, systems and methods for correcting bone deformities in the extremities are disclosed. Specifically, implants, devices, instruments, systems and methods used for hammertoe procedures are disclosed. The implant insertion system including an insertion instrument and an implant. The insertion instrument including a first end, a second end, and an opening extending into the insertion instrument from the second end. The implant including a first portion at a first end, a second portion at a second end, and an intermediate portion coupling the first portion to the second portion. The first portion being received within the opening of the insertion instrument.

Claim (Index 20):
A method for an operative procedure for fusing a first phalange to a second adjacent phalange with an implant, said method comprising:\n forming a bore in the first phalange; forming a bore in the second phalange; providing a first band of plasma sprayed material proximate a first end of said implant; providing a second band of plasma sprayed material proximate a second end of said implant; determining an appropriate angle between the first end to be positioned relative to the bore of the first phalange and the second end to be positioned relative to the bore of the second phalange during an operative procedure; forming the determined angle in said implant between the first and second bands of plasma sprayed material; inserting the first end and at least a portion of the first band of plasma sprayed material of said implant into the bore of the first phalange; and inserting the second end and at least a portion of the second band of plasma sprayed material of said implant into the bore of the second phalange.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 18.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.58696
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['09882320', '13484861', '14661250', '13678005', '14083631']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7777829907532183
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4609691602701362
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7461016077049101
- Mean Citation Score: 193.249314
- Max Citation Score: 233.63573
- Similarity Product: 193.6923747435665

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

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