PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15885509
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["606", "145000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing is disclosed. A suturing device for minimally invasive suturing includes proximal section having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, a suture head assembly extending from the distal end of the proximal section; a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the proximal section, wherein the pointed end of the suturing needle is positioned within the suture head assembly prior to and after rotation of the suturing needle, and an actuator extending from the proximal end of the proximal section to actuate a reciprocating needle drive having a needle driver for engaging and rotating the suturing needle.

Claim (Index 1):
A surgical suturing device having a proximal end and a distal end comprising:\n a) an arced suturing needle having a pointed leading end and a trailing end; b) a suturing head disposed proximate the distal end of the device, the suturing head being configured to support the arced suturing needle therein, the arced suturing needle having a curved body, the curved body covering an arc greater than about 180\u00b0, wherein the arced suturing needle is disposed in and adapted and configured to be advanced along an arcuate path about an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis defined by the suturing device; c) a reciprocating needle drive configured to advance the arced suturing needle along a first direction led by the leading end of the needle, wherein the needle drive includes a reciprocating drive wheel pivotally coupled at an outer radial region of the drive wheel to a proximal end of a first elongate arm, the first elongate arm having a distal end with a drive pawl attached thereto for engaging the arced suturing needle, the drive wheel and first elongate arm cooperating to drive the arced suturing needle about the axis of rotation in response to actuation of the reciprocating needle drive, wherein the distal end of the first elongate arm is movable along a path that is transverse to the longitudinal axis to direct the arced suturing needle about the axis of rotation, the reciprocating needle drive also including a second elongate arm configured and arrange to limit the range of rotational motion of the reciprocating drive wheel.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.53704
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15265650', '15671450', '15661924', '15358210', '15640452']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8445981551894473
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6254821419019896
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8226865538607016
- Mean Citation Score: 605.447668
- Max Citation Score: 608.0021
- Similarity Product: 598.5586736757398

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