PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15958395
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["606", "279000"]

Abstract:
Interspinous process implants are disclosed. Also disclosed are systems and kits including such implants, methods of inserting such implants, and methods of alleviating pain or discomfort associated with the spinal column.

Claim (Index 12):
A device for implantation in a treated area of an intervertebral space between vertebral bodies of a spine, comprising:\n a spacer body comprising a central support portion extending along a lateral axis between first and second end portions, the central support portion comprising a superior support surface and an inferior support surface, wherein the superior and inferior support surfaces each have a contact area capable of engaging with anatomy in the treated area and the superior and inferior surfaces are spaced apart a first distraction distance, the first end portion comprising a generally wedge shape, the wedge shape having a superior end surface and an inferior end surface, the superior and inferior end surfaces each have a contact area capable of engaging with anatomy in the treated area and the first and second surfaces are spaced apart a second distraction distance, wherein the first distraction distance is less than the second distraction distance, wherein when the device is in a first implantation position the adjacent vertebral bodies are maintained substantially separated by at least the second distraction distance and when the device is in a second implantation position the adjacent vertebral bodies are maintained substantially separated by at least the first distraction distance, and wherein the spacer body support portion is laterally advanceable from the first implantation position to the second implantation position and wherein the implant is inserted and positioned between the adjacent spinous processes without removal of the supraspinous ligament.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.4
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12107222', '15364558', '13958185', '11691357', '12904515']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8168741463759162
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5056112295715497
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7857478546954796
- Mean Citation Score: 326.772174
- Max Citation Score: 349.5048
- Similarity Product: 346.1951819393634

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

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