PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15889100
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["623", "017160"]

Abstract:
A minimally invasive intervertebral implant includes a circuitous body defining a luminal axis extending longitudinally therethrough. The circuitous body includes proximal and distal ends oppositely disposed along a lateral axis of the circuitous body. Each of the proximal and distal ends includes an aperture disposed therethrough such that the circuitous body includes a first configuration wherein the proximal and distal ends are at a maximum separation and a second configuration wherein the proximal and distal ends are closer together than in the first configuration.

Claim (Index 15):
A minimally invasive intervertebral implant for placement between adjacent vertebrae, comprising\n a circuitous body defining a luminal axis extending longitudinally therethrough, the circuitous body comprising a plurality of segments linked by living hinges configured to deform in transition from an open position to a closed position, at least one of the living hinges includes a locking mechanism on adjacent hinged segments comprising a contact adhesive on the adjacent living hinge for locking in the closed position; proximal and distal ends oppositely disposed along a lateral axis of the circuitous body, wherein:\n in a first configuration the proximal and distal ends are at a maximum separation and the living hinges are in the open position; \n in a second configuration wherein the proximal and distal ends are closer together than in the first configuration and the living hinges are in the closed position; and \n wherein a transition from the first configuration to the second configuration deforms the circuitous body and the living hinge contact adhesive is configured to lock the hinge in the closed position to maintain the second configuration subsequent to the transition.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.97727
- Patent Class: 623.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13248747', '14422750', '15347012', '13334526', '11194050']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7873557658288114
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5517517163625434
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7637953608821846
- Mean Citation Score: 298.5195700000001
- Max Citation Score: 509.72775
- Similarity Product: 465.8993841783105

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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