PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15911739
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["606", "051000"]

Abstract:
An endoscopic bipolar forceps includes an elongated shaft having opposing jaw members at a distal end thereof. The jaw members are movable relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The jaws members are connected to a source of electrical energy such that the jaw members are capable of conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a tissue seal. At least one non-conductive and spaced-apart stop member is disposed on an inner-facing surface of the jaw members to regulate the gap distance between the jaw members when tissue is held therebetween. The forceps also includes a longitudinally reciprocating knife which severs the tissue after sealing at a location which is proximate the sealing site.

Claim (Index 23):
A bipolar electrosurgical instrument, comprising:\n a housing; an elongated shaft extending from the housing; opposing first and second jaw members disposed at a distal end of the elongated shaft, at least one of the first or second jaw members movable relative to the other from a first position wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the first and second jaw members are closer to one another, the first and second jaw members including first and second seal surfaces, respectively, extending along a respective length thereof and adaptable to connect to a source of electrical energy such that the first and second seal surfaces are capable of conducting energy through tissue held therebetween; the first seal surface including a knife channel defined therein and extending along a length thereof; a plurality of first stop members spaced-apart along at least a portion of the length of the first seal surface, at least one of the first stop members disposed on one side of the knife channel and at least one of the first stop members disposed on the other side of the knife channel; a second stop member extending from the first seal surface and disposed distally of the knife channel and in alignment therewith, the second stop member different from each of the first stop members; a knife configured to translate through the knife channel.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 69.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.825
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12348748', '10471818', '11358180', '14719564', '10116944']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8773743750313634
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5188871475893703
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8415256522871641
- Mean Citation Score: 385.764862
- Max Citation Score: 403.49362
- Similarity Product: 373.9654438248612

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

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