PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15948759
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["606", "281000"]

Abstract:
The present invention discloses an alignment guide apparatus, system, and method. The alignment guide apparatus includes a body, a fixation insert, a guide pin, and a screw. The body may include an arm with a first end and a second end, an attachment portion at the first end, and an alignment portion at the second end. The fixation insert may be configured to pass through the attachment portion and the guide pin may be configured to pass through the alignment portion. The screw may be configured to engage the guide pin. The alignment system may include a bone plate, an alignment guide, a screw, at least one first fastener, and at least one second fastener. A method for moving a joint is also disclosed.

Claim (Index 8):
A bone plate alignment system, comprising:\n a bone plate with a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion connecting the first end and second end, the bone plate comprising:\n at least one through hole in the first end; \n at least one through hole in the second end; and \n at least one opening between the first end and the second end; \n a bone plate alignment guide, comprising:\n a body, comprising:\n an arm with a first end and a second end; \n an attachment portion at the first end; and \n an alignment portion at the second end; \n \n a fixation insert configured to pass through the attachment portion; \n a guide wire configured to pass through the alignment portion; \n wherein the fixation insert couples to the at least one opening of the bone plate; \n a screw configured to engage the guide wire during insertion into at least one portion of bone; at least one first fastener for insertion through the at least one through hole on the first end of the bone plate and into a first portion of bone; and at least one second fastener for insertion through the at least one through hole on the second end of the bone plate and into a second portion of bone.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 29.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.89796
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14655943', '14776418', '14547616', '14379361', '15792730']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.796908125112653
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5730768822078726
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7745250008221749
- Mean Citation Score: 303.9208460000001
- Max Citation Score: 439.8257
- Similarity Product: 422.37126472829584

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

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