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 23):
A forceps, comprising:\n a first shaft having a distal portion; an end effector assembly supported on the distal portion of the first shaft and including first and second jaw members pivotable relative to one another between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween; a tube extending along the distal portion of the first shaft 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): 0.8724596595132962
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5489491603191321
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8401086095938798
- Mean Citation Score: 313.330598
- Max Citation Score: 396.7814
- Similarity Product: 336.11443035991186

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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