PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16033277
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["623", "017160"]

Abstract:
The present application generally relates to orthopedic systems, and in particular, to systems including independent plates and spacers. A plating system can include a spacer and a plate that is independent from the spacer. A number of locking mechanisms can be provided to secure the plate to the spacer. In some cases, the spacer includes a pair of notches that extend on an outer surface of the spacer. The plate can include a pair of lateral extensions that can engage the notches to secure the plate to the spacer. In other cases, the spacer includes an opening including a pair of inlets. The plate can include an enclosed posterior extension that can be received in the pair of inlets to secure the plate to the spacer.

Claim (Index 1):
A spinal system comprising:\n a plate member having a body with first and second arms, the first and second arms defining first and second windows, respectively, and a distal end of the first arm has a first inwardly facing protrusion and a distal end of the second arm has a second inwardly facing protrusion; and a spacer attachable to the plate member, the spacer having a C-shaped body with first and second side arms surrounding an inner opening, wherein a first outer side surface of the first side arm has a first slot, a first protrusion, and a first interference, the first interference positioned within the first slot, the first slot being sized and dimensioned to receive the first inwardly facing protrusion of the first arm, and the first protrusion sized and dimensioned to be received in the first window of the plate member, and wherein a second outer side surface of the second side arm has a second slot, a second protrusion, and a second interference, the second interference positioned within the second slot, the second slot being sized and dimensioned to receive the second inwardly facing protrusion of the second arm, and the second protrusion sized and dimensioned to be received in the second window of the plate member.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.40351
- Patent Class: 623.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15278481', '14341035', '14727035', '14921447', '15370390']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8272757161203276
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5436008433654851
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7989082288448434
- Mean Citation Score: 377.211738
- Max Citation Score: 463.38373
- Similarity Product: 362.7767584331012

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

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