PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15864126
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["606", "249000"]

Abstract:
The present invention provides spinous process implant and associated methods. In one aspect of the invention the implant limits the maximum spacing between the spinous processes. In another aspect of the invention, a spacer has at least one transverse opening to facilitate tissue in-growth. In another aspect of the invention, an implant includes a spacer and separate extensions engageable with the spacer. The spacer is provided in a variety of lengths and superior to inferior surface spacings. In another aspect of the invention, an implant includes a spacer and a cerclage element offset from the midline of the spacer in use so that the spacer defines a fulcrum and the cerclage element is operative to impart a moment to the vertebrae about the spacer. In another aspect of the invention, instrumentation for inserting the implant is provided. In other aspects of the invention, methods for treating spine disease are provided.

Claim (Index 16):
An implant for placement between spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae of a spine, the implant comprising:\n a cylindrical hollow spacer with a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end, the spacer comprising superior and inferior surfaces operable to abut the spinous processes and maintain minimum spacing between spinous processes; a first extension integral with and projecting from the first end of the cylindrical hollow spacer transverse to the longitudinal axis to lie generally alongside the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae, the first extension including a first lobe extending superiorly long a first extension axis and a second lobe extending inferiorly long a second extension axis, wherein the first extension axis is offset anteriorly from the second extension axis; and a second extension slidably engageable with the cylindrical hollow spacer opposing the first extension, the second extension including a third lobe extending superiorly long a third extension axis and a fourth lobe extending inferiorly long a fourth extension axis, wherein the third extension axis is offset anteriorly from the fourth extension axis, and wherein the third lobe aligns opposite the first lobe engaging a first spinous process of a first vertebrae and the fourth lobe aligns opposite the second lobe engaging a second spinous process of a second vertebrae.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.23288
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15242960', '12751856', '11934604', '12538710', '14992323']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8417549174692079
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.547669995340699
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8123464252563571
- Mean Citation Score: 445.22773400000005
- Max Citation Score: 468.8939
- Similarity Product: 413.41720203484886

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

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