PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15975631
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["623", "017150"]

Abstract:
An implantable orthopedic stability device is disclosed. The device can have a contracted and an expanded configuration. A method of using the device between adjacent facet surfaces for support and/or fixation of either or both of the adjacent vertebrae is also disclosed.

Claim (Index 17):
The device of  claim 14 , wherein the mechanism has a locking reception configuration at a proximal terminal end of the mechanism, the device further comprising a locking element configured to rotate with respect to the first plate and the second plate, wherein at least part of a radial perimeter of the locking element is surrounded by at least part of the remainder of the device prior to a locking by the locking element, and wherein the locking element is configured to fit into the locking reception configuration such that the locking reception configuration prevents rotation of the locking element.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.28571
- Patent Class: 623.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15382261', '15382279', '15442449', '12779865', '12780744']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7990473134568182
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4788240571338104
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7670249878245176
- Mean Citation Score: 221.370792
- Max Citation Score: 248.44965
- Similarity Product: 179.32627026931644

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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