PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15865592
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["606", "080000"]

Abstract:
A method of preparing a region between adjacent bones for fusion. A first aperture is formed that extends through one of the bones. An undercutting system is inserted into the first aperture. The undercutting system includes an insertion apparatus and a cutting assembly. A first path is cut between the adjacent bones by extending or retracting the cutting assembly with respect to the insertion apparatus.

Claim (Index 2):
The method of  claim 1 , and further comprising:\n at least partially retracting the cutting assembly; turning the insertion apparatus with respect to the bone having the aperture formed therein; cutting a second path between the adjacent bones by extending or retracing the cutting assembly with respect to the insertion apparatus; and retracting the cutting assembly to substantially within the insertion apparatus.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.62791
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14593579', '14813324', '15608705', '14721753', '13790458']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8164661938058553
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5211715923363899
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7869367336589088
- Mean Citation Score: 377.373878
- Max Citation Score: 399.57086
- Similarity Product: 337.81529573723554

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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