PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16251605
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-01
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["606", "232000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus includes first and second fixation members, a flexible member coupled to the first and second fixation members, and a limiting element coupled to the flexible member. The limiting element is movable relative to the second fixation member and acts to limit loosening of the flexible member relative to the second fixation member. The limiting element can be slidably received by the flexible member. The flexible member can be coupled to the fixation members such that pulling on a free end of the flexible member shortens a length of the flexible member between the fixation members.

Claim (Index 32):
A method of repairing tissue, the method comprising:\n selecting a tissue repair device, the tissue repair device comprising:\n first and second fasteners, the first and second fasteners having an elongated main body and a projection extending from the main body; \n a flexible member coupling the projections of the first and second fasteners, the flexible member including a limiting element between the first and second fasteners; and \n a delivery device comprising:\n a handle; \n a cannula extending from the handle and including a longitudinal opening in the cannula along at least a portion of the length of the cannula; and \n a pusher member slidably positioned within the cannula, the pusher member including a finger-engageable element for advancing the pusher member within the cannula; \n \n advancing the pusher member to deploy at least one of the first and second fasteners from the cannula; and tensioning an end of the flexible member to shorten a length of the flexible member between the first and second fasteners and to rotate the at least one of the first and second fasteners.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 44.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.575
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10918445', '15583397', '13757440', '14537794', '12684722']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8529982195032513
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5890880400899485
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.826607201561921
- Mean Citation Score: 572.204342
- Max Citation Score: 592.138
- Similarity Product: 474.0090663689375

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

Dataset: test