PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16100312
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["606", "249000"]

Abstract:
Interspinous process implants are disclosed. Also disclosed are systems and kits including such implants, methods of inserting such implants, and methods of alleviating pain or discomfort associated with the spinal column.

Claim (Index 18):
A method of installing an implant between adjacent spinous processes comprising:\n inserting an implant between adjacent spinous processes, the implant having an elongate body having a longitudinal axis, the elongate body including a leading end portion, a trailing end portion, and a central support portion disposed between the leading and trailing end portions, wherein the trailing end portion extends from a proximal end to a distal end, and the trailing end portion includes a flange proximate to the distal end; one or more tabs attached to the leading end portion; and a gear barrel insert extending through the trailing end portion, wherein the one or more tabs are generally recessed within the leading end portion to facilitate lateral insertion between the adjacent spinous processes; and maintaining the adjacent spinous processes between the one or more tabs by rotating the gear barrel insert such that the one or more tabs extend outwardly from the leading end portion, and wherein the leading end portion extends from a proximal portion to a distal portion, and the one or more tabs are rotatably attached to the proximal portion of the leading end portion.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.4
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15155111', '12334266', '14474413', '13211945', '11806526']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7987865509392541
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5100933015082796
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7699172259961566
- Mean Citation Score: 293.142398
- Max Citation Score: 369.9627
- Similarity Product: 339.14926353843214

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