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 30):
A device for treating spinal disorders by inhibiting movement at a facet joint, the device comprising:\n an implant having a first face and a second face, wherein the implant is a circular disc dimensioned to fit substantially within a joint capsule of the facet joint, wherein at least a portion of a periphery of the implant has a thickness that is greater than a thickness measured from the first face to the second face of a central region of the implant; wherein the first face is configured to be secured to the adjacent articular surface of a first facet of the facet joint, and the second face is configured to be secured to the adjacent articular surface of a 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: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12106248', '15360400', '14499876', '12960309', '12859009']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8211643763323538
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5643719551241932
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7954851342115378
- Mean Citation Score: 416.834162
- Max Citation Score: 489.9164
- Similarity Product: 467.3814409841299

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

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