PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16216342
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["623", "013140"]

Abstract:
Surgical repair systems and techniques for plantar plate repairs. The surgical repair systems and methods reconstruct the plantar plate through a dorsal incision. The surgical repair system embodies a variety of instruments that provide visualization and access to the plantar plate using suture to complete the repair. The repair system may include some or all of the following instruments: a metatarsal head pusher employed in open surgical space, to move the “capital fragment” in a controlled manner; a suture retriever instrument and a suture retriever funnel (sleeve); a suture passer such as a Mini Scorpion DX and accompanying needle, or a variety of shaped Micro Suture Lassos; a measuring guide; and a small joint distractor.

Claim (Index 1):
A method of plantar plate repair, comprising:\n exposing a metatarsophalangeal joint affected by a plantar plate tear; distracting the metatarsophalangeal joint to expose a plantar plate, wherein distracting the metatarsophalangeal joint includes placing a first k-wire in a metatarsal bone of the metatarsophalangeal joint, placing a second k-wire in a phalangeal bone of the metatarsophalangeal joint, placing a distractor over the first k-wire and the second k-wire, and then spreading the distractor to expose the plantar plate; passing a first suture portion and a second suture portion through the plantar plate; removing the distractor, the first k-wire, and the second k-wire; drilling a first hole and a second hole through the phalangeal bone, wherein the first hole and the second hole are crossing drill holes; passing the first suture portion through the first hole; passing the second suture portion through the second hole; and tying the first suture portion and the second suture portion together with a knot, thereby advancing the plantar plate onto the phalangeal bone.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 16.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.66667
- Patent Class: 623.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15437079', '15018832', '13623837', '14543377', '15496632']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.793618887487496
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.7194636588612555
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.786203364624872
- Mean Citation Score: 422.100828
- Max Citation Score: 820.4889
- Similarity Product: 807.3602196115672

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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