PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15978056
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2020-01
Patent Classification: ["606", "200000"]

Abstract:
A surgical kit used for removing a vascular filter, particularly an Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter. The surgical kit includes a forceps-tool and a sheath. The forceps-tool includes a pair of interlocking-jaw members configured to grasp a hook of the vascular filter in a clamped-position. Once clamped, the sheath can be extended over a body of the vascular filter to retrieve and remove the vascular filter.

Claim (Index 19):
A surgical kit for removing a vascular filter, the vascular filter including a top and a body, the top having a hook extending therefrom, the surgical kit comprising:\n a forceps-tool including\n a handle-end, \n a clamping-end opposite the handle-end, the clamping-end itself having\n a first-jaw having a first-concave-grip, a first-convex-grip, and a tooth \n a second-jaw opposite to and hinged to the first-jaw, the second-jaw having a second-concave-grip conforming to the shape of the first-convex-grip, a second-convex-grip conforming to the shape of the first-concave-grip, and a tooth-relief conforming to the shape of the tooth, and \n such that the first-jaw and the second-jaw index to each other with the tooth resting within and filling the tooth-relief, and the first-jaw and the second-jaw when closed together form a cylindrical shape, and \n \n an elongate-shaft therebetween, \n wherein the first-jaw and the second-jaw are positionable in a clamped-position and an unclamped-position via manipulation of the handle-end, and wherein the first-jaw and the second-jaw are configured to grasp the hook of the vascular filter in the clamped-position; and \n a sheath including\n a first open-end, \n a second-open end opposite the first open-end and \n an elongate hollow-body therebetween, the sheath being configured for placement over the elongate-shaft of the forceps-tool such that the elongate-shaft is located within the elongate hollow-body of the sheath, wherein the sheath is freely moveable along the elongate-shaft into an extended-position, and wherein the sheath is configured to envelope the body of the vascular filter when in the extended-position; and \n wherein the elongate-shaft includes a first substantially bent-section about the clamping-end of the forceps-tool; wherein the elongate hollow-body includes a second substantially bent-section about the first open-end and configured to conform to the first substantially bent-section of the elongate-shaft; wherein the first substantially bent-section and the second substantially bent-section include a downward-angle; wherein the clamping-end includes a locking-mechanism configured to lock the first-jaw and the second-jaw in the clamped-position; wherein the sheath further includes a tubing extending about the second open-end and configured to push the sheath into the extended-position; wherein the extended-position includes the first open-end being pushed over the clamping-end of the forceps-tool and onto the body of the vascular filter; herein the first open-end of the sheath includes a reinforcement-ring; wherein the reinforcement-ring is made from a metal material; wherein the forceps-tool is made from a material configured to withstand repeated sterilization; wherein the material is stainless steel; wherein the elongate hollow-body is made from a flexible-material; wherein the elongate hollow-body includes a sheath-diameter at least double a forceps-diameter of the elongate-shaft configured to provide free movability of the sheath over the elongate-shaft; wherein the elongate hollow-body includes the sheath diameter of at least 4 mm; wherein the body of the vascular filter includes a width of between 5 mm-12 mm and wherein the elongate hollow-body is sized to envelope the body of the vascular filter; and wherein the elongate hollow-body includes a sheath-length of at least 25 mm.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.68182
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15131104', '12782833', '15665722', '10980119', '12235846']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8411391122993048
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4491019307678937
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8019353941461637
- Mean Citation Score: 175.600628
- Max Citation Score: 182.91298
- Similarity Product: 136.61520122501494

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