PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16023971
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["602", "026000"]

Abstract:
A device for managing patellofemoral pain includes a wearable anchor structure configured to be positioned adjacent to the knee joint of a user. A spring mechanism is attachable, during use, to the anchor structure at first and second attachment positions located laterally and medially of the knee joint, respectively. An attachment component is coupled to the spring mechanism and has an attachment surface configured to be removably attached, during use, to the skin over the patella of the user such that the spring mechanism applies a tension force on the attachment component in an anterior direction. Methods for managing patellofemoral pain and realigning the patella and a patellofemoral pain management kit are also disclosed.

Claim (Index 7):
The device of  claim 1 , wherein the spring mechanism is a flexible strip.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 41.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.86364
- Patent Class: 602.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14175829', '11529743', '13843128', '10624065', '11495488']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.659824683357029
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5092748161908989
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6447696966404161
- Mean Citation Score: 301.74221
- Max Citation Score: 312.06992
- Similarity Product: 205.77079100627896

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

Dataset: test