PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16042259
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["600", "215000"]

Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for reducing the retraction of the edges ( 4.1 ) of an opened fascia ( 4 ) of a patient ( 1 ) having an open soft tissue defect, in particular having an open abdominal wall ( 2 ) or an open soft tissue defect on the back, via which a tensile force (A, B) can be applied to the edges ( 4.1 ) of the fascia ( 4 ) by a force component (A1, B1) directed away from the body of the patient ( 1 ), such that the device ( 11 ) holds the edges ( 4.1 ) of the fascia ( 4 ) under tension and spaced apart from each other and that furthermore there is an open soft tissue defect, in particular an opened abdominal wall ( 2 ), or an open soft tissue defect on the back. The invention further relates to a kit for treating an open soft tissue defect, in particular of an opened abdominal wall ( 2 ) or of an open soft tissue defect on the back, having at least one sponge ( 9, 15, 28 ) for filling out an opening ( 7 ) of a soft tissue defect, in particular in the abdominal wall or of en open soft tissue defect on the back, and having such a device ( 11 ) for reducing the retraction of the edges ( 4.1 ) of an opened fascia ( 4 ).

Claim (Index 1):
An apparatus for reducing a retraction of edges of an open fascia of a patient with an open soft tissue defect, by way of which apparatus a tensile force with a force component directed away from a body of a patient can be exerted on the edges of the fascia such that the apparatus holds the edges of the fascia under tension and spaced apart from one another and such that an open soft tissue defect, in particular an opened abdominal wall or an open soft tissue defect on the back, remains present wherein the apparatus further includes:\n at least one tensile element that can be connected to the fascia: a mounting bracket which can be arranged outside the body of the patient in front of the soft tissue defect and to which the tensile element can be attached, wherein the mounting bracket is attachable to a holder which is independent of the patient; and a force measurement device for measuring a tensile force exerted on the fascia by the tensile element.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 59.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.23171
- Patent Class: 600.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15302679', '13188549', '13158426', '10463976', '13103936']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4263687365234437
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5997679740089678
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.4437086602719962
- Mean Citation Score: 245.34744
- Max Citation Score: 535.39026
- Similarity Product: 472.4190663921976

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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