PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15940484
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["606", "250000"]

Abstract:
A vertebral fixation plate assembly for securing adjacent vertebral bodies is provided that is configured to distract or extend along its length, as well as provide multiple degrees of freedom between the fixation points and the vertebral fixation plate in order to accommodate different installation locations, as well as different surgical approaches. Methods of using the vertebral fixation plate assembly are also provided.

Claim (Index 10):
The vertebral fixation plate assembly of  claim 9 , further comprising at least one staple, wherein the staple comprises a base portion comprising at least one prong extending therefrom and a curved outer portion, and wherein the curved outer portion is configured to be received by the collar to secure the staple to the first plate or second plate.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 26.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.48889
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12710103', '12146291', '15214764', '14272557', '14936911']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7942478930430907
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4658248473677366
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7614055884755553
- Mean Citation Score: 214.2663
- Max Citation Score: 217.72908
- Similarity Product: 159.28148167978046

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

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