PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15937516
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["606", "001000"]

Abstract:
Certain aspects relate to a handle mechanism that permits control of linear motion of a shaft secured within the handle via two different interfaces for actuating the linear motion. In some aspects, a rotational interface can allow for fine control linear positioning of the shaft, for example by allowing a user to rotate the rotational interface to extend or retract the shaft. In some aspects, a plunging interface can enable a faster linear motion, for example by implementing a biasing mechanism that releases to drive rapid linear motion.

Claim (Index 20):
An apparatus configured to drive movement of an instrument, the apparatus extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end of the apparatus and comprising:\n a casing having an inner surface defining an internal volume; an actuation sleeve configured to impart linear motion along the longitudinal axis to the instrument and including a grip extending beyond a distal end of the casing; and a biasing element within the internal volume, the biasing element positioned to compress and expand along the longitudinal axis during movement of the actuation sleeve wherein expansion of the biasing element drives linear movement of the actuation sleeve in a proximal direction along the longitudinal axis.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 44.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.93878
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14240023', '11259936', '12592767', '11900417', '12031030']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8470851539763633
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4724297091673343
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8096196094954604
- Mean Citation Score: 211.763898
- Max Citation Score: 218.07011
- Similarity Product: 140.22478830401838

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

Dataset: test