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 1):
A universal joint implant for a shoulder of a patient, which comprises an artificial glenohumeral component, which is configured to be useful in or as an ensemble for total joint replacement arthroplasty of the glenohumeral joint or in hemiarthroplasty in the glenohumeral joint, wherein:\n the artificial glenohumeral component has articulating surfaces, which 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 the artificial glenohumeral component has a universal joint connection, which includes:\n a yoke, which can 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 absent when the artificial glenohumeral component is implanted; \n a substantially spheroidal body, at least in part, dissected and yet connected to provide the yoke; \n a body pivotable with respect to the yoke for providing motion in a first direction; \n a rotatable glenoid fixing member, rotatably fixable about the artificial glenoid surface or natural or resected glenoid; and \n a rotatable humeral fixing member, rotatably fixable about the artificial humeral surface or resected humerus; and \n the universal joint connection allows limited freedom of movement in any direction while transmitting rotary motion.

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): 0.8208166208471175
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5660249115243114
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7953374499148369
- Mean Citation Score: 371.52457
- Max Citation Score: 500.50253
- Similarity Product: 424.3589879760049

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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