PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16015124
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["606", "056000"]

Abstract:
A dynamic strut for external fixation constructs has first and second sub-struts that are axially adjustable in length and rotational position relative to one another, with the first sub-strut supporting a first dual universal joint with a first attachment peg for connection to an external fixator, and the second sub-strut supporting a second dual universal joint with a second attachment peg for connection to an external fixator. The first and second dual universal joints each include first and second ball-and-socket joints, whereby the associated attachment peg is adjustable in orientation. Set screws fix orientation of the attachment peg relative to the first ball-and-socket joint and the housing. Angular orientation of the first dual universal joint is fixed while angular orientation of the second dual universal joint is adjustable. The second sub-strut supports an axially movable shaft that supports the second dual universal joint. An adjustor allows the first and second sub-struts to axially translate relative to each other to increase or decrease length.

Claim (Index 12):
The strut of  claim 11 , wherein the adjuster comprises:\n a band extending around the first component; and a threaded bolt extending through the first and second components and configured to compress the band to fix axial orientation of the first and second components, and to expand the band to allow adjustment of axial orientation of the first and second components.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 44.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.52941
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14705345', '13896060', '12711591', '13568302', '12864807']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8108819600300657
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4984504788994214
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7796388119170014
- Mean Citation Score: 288.809926
- Max Citation Score: 298.11542000000014
- Similarity Product: 187.1756211681748

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

Dataset: test