PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15932543
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["623", "019120"]

Abstract:
Universal joint implant includes an artificial glenohumeral component having articulating surfaces. The artificial glenohumeral component can include a first portion for articulation against an artificial glenoid surface or natural glenoid of the patient, and second portion(s) for articulation against an artificial humeral surface or resected, natural humerus; and a universal joint connection. The connection includes a yoke to provide for a center of movement generally within or adjacent a volume defined by an upper head of a normal humerus, which otherwise would be resected; and a substantially spheroidal body, at least in part, dissected, yet connected to provide the yoke; a body pivotable with respect to the yoke for providing motion in a first direction; a rotatable glenoid fixing member, rotatably fixable about the artificial glenoid surface or natural or resected glenoid; and a rotatable humeral fixing member, rotatably fixable about the artificial humeral surface or resected humerus.

Claim (Index 19):
A universal joint implant for a shoulder of a patient, which comprises an artificial glenohumeral component that includes a glenoid component and a humeral component, which is useful in or as an ensemble for total joint replacement arthroplasty of the glenohumeral joint or in hemiarthroplasty in the glenohumeral joint of the human patient, wherein:\n the artificial glenohumeral component has articulating surfaces, including a first portion for articulation against an artificial glenoid surface of the glenoid component or a natural glenoid, and second portion(s) for articulation against an artificial humeral surface of the humeral component or a resected, natural humerus; the artificial glenohumeral component has a universal joint connection, which allows limited freedom of movement in any direction while transmitting rotary motion, and which includes a yoke that can provide for a center of movement generally within and/or adjacent a volume defined by an upper head of a normal humerus, which otherwise would be resected and absent when the artificial glenohumeral component is implanted; a first body that is substantially spheroidal, at least in part, and is dissected yet connected to provide the yoke; a second body pivotable with respect to the yoke to provide for motion in a first direction in a plane cutting through the yoke; a rotatable glenoid fixing member, which is rotatably fixable about the artificial glenoid surface or natural or resected glenoid; and a rotatable humeral fixing member, which is rotatably fixable about the artificial humeral surface or resected humerus; pivoting is achieved by provision of a pivot pin; and the patient is human.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.0875
- Patent Class: 623.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13068119', '11934917', '13224474', '11518021', '13269772']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8208775830167968
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5657837719885266
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7953682019139697
- Mean Citation Score: 371.52457
- Max Citation Score: 500.50253
- Similarity Product: 423.1295999022448

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

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