PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16046900
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["623", "017160"]

Abstract:
According to some embodiments, a method for promoting spinal fusion using a spinal implant comprises providing a spinal implant, wherein the spinal implant comprises an anterior wall, a posterior wall and two lateral walls configured to extend between the anterior wall and the posterior wall. In some embodiments, the spinal implant further comprises at least one internal chamber generally positioned between the anterior wall, the posterior wall and the two lateral walls, wherein the internal chamber being is adapted to receive at least one graft and/or other fill material. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the graft and/or other fill material delivered into the internal chamber is configured to exit through the one or more of the openings of the anterior wall.

Claim (Index 9):
The method of  claim 7 , wherein the graft delivery system further comprises a plunger assembly configured to be positioned and moved within the conduit, the method further comprising actuating the plunger assembly to provide the necessary driving force to move a volume of graft material through the conduit and into the internal chamber of the implant.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 16.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.39286
- Patent Class: 623.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14694145', '13355356', '14694146', '13049693', '13725933']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.872365383806276
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5602978542117582
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8411586308468242
- Mean Citation Score: 435.02624800000007
- Max Citation Score: 500.77197
- Similarity Product: 431.2137375497337

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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