PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15972168
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["606", "037000"]

Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a forceps having an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members. At least one of the jaw members is movable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween. Each jaw member includes an electrically-conductive tissue-contacting surface adapted to connect to a source of energy to treat tissue grasped between the jaw members. A suction system is disposed proximate the first and second jaw members and is configured to apply suction to a surgical site upon activation thereof.

Claim (Index 16):
A forceps, comprising:\n a first elongated shaft having a first proximal portion and a first distal portion; a second elongated shaft having a second proximal portion and a second distal portion; a first jaw member secured to and extending from the first distal portion; a second jaw member secured to and extending from the second distal portion, the first and second jaw members moveable about a pivot between an open position in which the first and second jaw members are spaced-apart from one another and a closed position in which the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween; and a tube extending from the first proximal portion to the first distal portion and including a distal tube segment, the distal tube segment slidable relative to the first and second jaw members between a retracted position relative to the first and second jaw members and a deployed position relative to the first and second jaw members distal of the retracted position.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 44.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.61667
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14522058', '12882304', '11640683', '11513979', '13223521']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8726668626640359
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5483951646119468
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.840239692858827
- Mean Citation Score: 313.330598
- Max Citation Score: 396.7814
- Similarity Product: 324.62884816634664

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

Dataset: test