PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15957893
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["623", "017160"]

Abstract:
A spine implant for a TLIF surgical procedure is configured to be steered into place during implantation in conjunction with a complementary insertion instrument. The cage of the implant is constrained to a limited range of rotation about a post carried by the cage. The insertion instrument is configured to hold the post while controllably rotating the cage relative to the post in order to angularly position the implant during implantation. Range of rotational motion is controlled by the configuration of a groove in the post. A retaining pin of the implant extends from the cage into the groove of the post to rotationally connect the cage to the post.

Claim (Index 8):
A kit for a TLIF procedure comprising:\n a TLIF implant comprising:\n a cylindrical post having an outer surface with a threaded bore; \n a cage having an upper side, a lower side, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a nose, a rear, and a radial slot in the rear, the cylindrical post disposed in the rear of the cage such that the cage is rotatable about the cylindrical post and the threaded bore of the cylindrical post is accessible through the slot of the cage; and \n a retaining component received in the cage and in communication with the cylindrical post to constrain the cage to a range of rotation about the cylindrical post; and \n an installation instrument comprising:\n a first handle supporting a hollow shaft; \n a rod extending through the hollow shaft and having threads on one end and a knob on another end, the threaded end of the rod configured to be threadedly received in the threaded bore of the cylindrical post through the slot in the rear of the cage through manipulation of the knob, wherein rotation of the knob rotates the rod to thread or unthread the threaded end of the rod to and from the threaded bore of the post; and \n a sleeve extending about the hollow shaft and connected to a pusher detained in an outside groove of the hollow shaft, wherein rotation of the sleeve translates the pusher to change the angular position of the attached cage through rotation of the cage about the cylindrical post.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 33.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.05357
- Patent Class: 623.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15473118', '15957021', '13438117', '12612886', '15863109']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8128425228369159
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.51189346440008
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7827476169932324
- Mean Citation Score: 308.4568700000001
- Max Citation Score: 360.10742
- Similarity Product: 245.89789335755583

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

Dataset: test