PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16369482
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-03
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["087", "008000"]

Abstract:
A braided structure that includes a core and a sheath is provided. The core includes a yarn formed at least in part from an aromatic polymer (e.g., an aromatic polyester/liquid crystalline polymer or an aramid polymer), and the sheath, which includes a plurality of ultra high molecular weight polyolefin yarns, is braided around the core. The sheath has an overall diameter ranging from about 60 micrometers to about 650 micrometers. Despite its small diameter, the braided structure can be creep resistant and abrasion resistant while at the same time exhibiting low elongation, a high load at break, and high stiffness. The braided structure can be used in medical applications such as sutures, load bearing orthopedic applications, artificial tendons/ligaments, fixation devices, actuation cables, components for tissue repair, etc.

Claim (Index 8):
The braided structure of  claim 1 , wherein the braided structure exhibits resistance to abrasion after cycling the braided structure 20 millimeters in a backwards direction and 20 millimeters in a forwards direction for a total of 40 cycles across a metal edge having a 1 millimeter radius with 200 grams of weight applied to the braided structure, wherein the braided structure includes less than 50 broken filaments per linear inch after cycling.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.68966
- Patent Class: 87.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10740024', '10740023', '14602601', '15803134', '10132367']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7015075833220324
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5113733293272922
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6824941579225585
- Mean Citation Score: 239.539104
- Max Citation Score: 241.97989
- Similarity Product: 141.2507871169418

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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