PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15864447
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-05
Patent Classification: ["623", "017160"]

Abstract:
The present invention provides an intervertebral implant for implantation in a treated area of an intervertebral space between vertebral bodies of a spine. The implant includes a spacer portion having an inferior and superior surface, wherein the inferior and superior surfaces each have a contact area capable of engaging with anatomy in the treated area, and the inferior and superior surfaces define a through-hole extending through the spacer body. The present invention further provides holes extending from a side portion to the inferior and superior surfaces of the spacer portion and a plate portion rigidly coupled to the spacer portion, wherein the plate portion contains holes for receiving screws. A fastener back out prevention mechanism adapted on the plate to prevent the back out of the fasteners from the holes and to secure the spacer to the plate of the intervertebral implant.

Claim (Index 1):
A method for positioning an intervertebral implant in a treated area of an intervertebral space between vertebral bodies of a spine, said method comprising:\n inserting the implant in the intervertebral space, wherein the implant comprises:\n a spacer having an inferior and superior surface, wherein the inferior and superior surfaces each have a contact area capable of engaging with anatomy in the treated area, and the inferior and superior surfaces define a graft window extending from the superior surface of the spacer to the inferior surface of the spacer; \n a first hole extending from an anterior surface to the inferior surface of the spacer; \n a second hole extending from the anterior surface to the superior surface of the spacer; \n a plate coupled to the spacer, wherein the plate includes holes for receiving fasteners; and \n a screw back out prevention mechanism positioned within a recess of the plate and configured to prevent the fasteners from backing out of the holes, \n wherein the screw back out prevention mechanism includes a pin screw and a nut.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.25758
- Patent Class: 623.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14848827', '12756438', '15442134', '14209504', '12477958']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8176684631950357
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5108797879908202
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7869895956746141
- Mean Citation Score: 345.67374600000005
- Max Citation Score: 365.7079
- Similarity Product: 342.01529438034294

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

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