PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15985301
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["623", "017160"]

Abstract:
Interbody fusion devices, interbody fusion device systems, insertion tools, methods for assembling an interbody fusion device, and methods a method for inserting a medical device between two vertebral bodies are disclosed. The interbody fusion device includes a body member with a pivot cylinder, a superior member with a pivot channel that is configured to engage the pivot cylinder, and a movement mechanism for moving the superior member relative to the body member. The interbody fusion device systems may include an interbody fusion device and an insertion tool. Also disclosed is a method of assembling an interbody fusion device. In addition, a method for inserting a medical device between two vertebral bodies in a spine is disclosed.

Claim (Index 17):
The method of  claim 16 , wherein the bottom member comprises:\n a pivot cylinder on a superior surface near a first end; an adjustment opening on the first end; a hole near a second end and extending from the superior surface to an inferior surface, the hole comprising:\n an internal circumferential shoulder; and \n a notch engageable with the hole and the internal circumferential shoulder; and \n a channel extending from the adjustment opening along a lateral side of the bottom member to the hole; wherein the expansion mechanism comprises: an expansion assembly comprising:\n a cylindrical gear; \n a support means; \n a threaded rod configured to engage the cylindrical gear; and \n a load head configured to couple to the threaded rod and bear against the top member; and \n a drive rod comprising:\n a cylindrical shaft with a first end and a second end; \n a worm gear at the first end; \n an opening at the second end; and \n a channel in the cylindrical shaft positioned between the first end and the second end; and \n wherein the top member comprises:\n an undersurface; \n a hinge channel positioned on the undersurface at a first end; and \n a relief area positioned on the undersurface at a second end.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 10.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.41509
- Patent Class: 623.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14763311', '14890837', '14394700', '13487927', '15016691']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7832550914359558
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5829896946654408
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7632285517589044
- Mean Citation Score: 420.080842
- Max Citation Score: 517.1204
- Similarity Product: 469.40489067926416

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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