PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15942680
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["606", "247000"]

Abstract:
Devices and methods are provided for immobilizing facet joints of the vertebral column. Embodiments of the invention provide an implant that is inserted in a facet joint from which cartilage has been removed, and which retains the approximate original spacing of the facets in the joint. A retaining arrangement, such as an adhesive, a threaded fastener, or a screw is then used to secure the implant in the joint.

Claim (Index 3):
The device of  claim 1 , wherein the shape of the first face of the implant is configured to conform to the articular surface of the first facet of the facet joint, and the second face of the implant is configured to conform to the articular surface of the second facet of the facet joint.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 9.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.4902
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12106248', '15360400', '14499876', '12960309', '12859009']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8377392369254517
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5675612490392682
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8107214381368334
- Mean Citation Score: 416.834162
- Max Citation Score: 489.9164
- Similarity Product: 472.4470768832685

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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