PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15938310
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["606", "266000"]

Abstract:
The present invention generally is directed toward a spinal fixation system whereby a coupling element allows the physician to selectively lock or unlock either the connection between the coupling element and a fastener, such as to allow for repositioning of the coupling element, or the connection between the coupling element and an elongate rod. The locking or unlocking of these connections may be made independently and as desired by the physician.

Claim (Index 1):
A spinal stabilization system comprising:\n a fastener member including a head and a shaft, wherein the shaft extends along a longitudinal axis from the head, wherein at least a portion of the shaft is tapered; a coupling element for receiving the fastener member such that the fastener member is capable of polyaxial movement relative to the coupling element; a rod member received in a channel with the coupling element, wherein the rod member is capable of being seated in the channel, wherein the rod member includes a first end and a second end and a body between the first end and the second end that is received in the channel; and a locking cap attachable to the coupling element, wherein the locking cap is rotatable relative to the coupling element, the locking cap comprising an upper portion having an upper surface and a lower portion having a lower surface that faces the rod member, wherein rotation of the locking cap relative to the coupling element moves the locking cap from a first position to a second position.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.5625
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13887098', '15632602', '15257959', '13967075', '14828562']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8439212012351889
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5511629265382529
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8146453737654954
- Mean Citation Score: 470.8559100000001
- Max Citation Score: 472.1406
- Similarity Product: 422.99493374547967

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

Dataset: test