PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16146503
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["227", "176100"]

Abstract:
A fastener cartridge can include, one, a cartridge body comprising a deck and a plurality of fastener cavities and, two, a plurality of fasteners positioned in the fastener cavities. The cartridge body can further comprise extensions extending from the deck having different sizes and/or configurations. The extensions can control the flow of tissue relative to the deck and/or support the fasteners as they are ejected from the fastener cavities.

Claim (Index 15):
A fastener cartridge for use with a surgical instrument including an anvil, said fastener cartridge comprising:\n a cartridge body, comprising:\n a deck; \n a longitudinal slot defined in said deck which is configured to receive a cutting member; \n a longitudinal row of first fastener cavities; \n a longitudinal row of second fastener cavities, wherein said longitudinal row of first fastener cavities is positioned intermediate said longitudinal slot and said longitudinal row of second fastener cavities; \n first tissue flow control means for setting a first tissue gap between said deck and the anvil, wherein said first tissue flow control means is aligned with said longitudinal row of first fastener cavities; \n second tissue flow control means for setting a second tissue gap between said deck and the anvil, wherein said second tissue flow control means is aligned with said longitudinal row of second fastener cavities, and wherein said second tissue gap is different than said first tissue gap; and \n a plurality of first fasteners removably stored in said first fastener cavities; and a plurality of second fasteners removably stored in said second fastener cavities.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 44.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.80952
- Patent Class: 227.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14319014', '14319002', '14319016', '14318997', '14319008']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9688293563099696
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4843246728801516
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.920378887966988
- Mean Citation Score: 422.181594
- Max Citation Score: 431.66876
- Similarity Product: 347.33012717362647

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

Dataset: test