PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15940484
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["606", "250000"]

Abstract:
A vertebral fixation plate assembly for securing adjacent vertebral bodies is provided that is configured to distract or extend along its length, as well as provide multiple degrees of freedom between the fixation points and the vertebral fixation plate in order to accommodate different installation locations, as well as different surgical approaches. Methods of using the vertebral fixation plate assembly are also provided.

Claim (Index 16):
A vertebral fixation plate assembly, comprising:\n a first plate having an inward side and an outward side, the first plate comprising a fixation end and a tongue end extending therefrom, wherein the tongue end comprises an elongated aperture extending between the inward side and the outward side, and wherein the fixation end of the first plate comprises a first plate fixation end aperture between the inward side and outward side, wherein the first plate fixation end aperture comprises a first collar disposed within the first plate fixation end aperture; a second plate having an inward side and an outward side, the second plate comprising a fixation end and a recessed end extending therefrom, wherein the recessed end comprises a recess adapted to receive the tongue end of the first plate, and wherein the inward side of the recessed plate comprises an inward aperture therethrough and the outward side of the recessed plate comprises an outward aperture therethrough, and wherein the fixation end of the second plate comprises a first plate fixation end aperture between the inward side and outward side, wherein the second plate fixation end aperture comprises a second collar disposed within the second plate fixation end aperture; a first staple, wherein the first staple comprises a base portion comprising at least one prong extending therefrom and a curved outer portion, and wherein the curved outer portion is configured to be received by the first collar to secure the first staple to the first plate; and a first second, wherein the second staple comprises a base portion comprising at least one prong extending therefrom and a curved outer portion, and wherein the curved outer portion is configured to be received by the second collar to secure the second staple to the second plate.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 26.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.48889
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12710103', '12146291', '15214764', '14272557', '14936911']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7940570021189015
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4670228485979529
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7613535867668068
- Mean Citation Score: 214.2663
- Max Citation Score: 217.72908
- Similarity Product: 157.09403144492623

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

Dataset: test