PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16377600
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-04
Publication Date: 2019-11
Patent Classification: ["606", "146000"]

Abstract:
A suturing device includes a clamshell body having a first side coupled to a second side by a hinge. The first side and the second side each have an end opposite the hinge. A spool is coupled to the clamshell body and rotatable relative to the clamshell body. A suture is wound around the spool. The ends of the first side and the second side may lock together to capture an end of the suture.

Claim (Index 1):
A suturing device comprising:\n a clamshell body having a first side coupled to a second side by a hinge, the first side and the second side each having a clamping end opposite the hinge; a slot formed in each of the first side and the second side, the slot in the first side being aligned with the slot in the second side when the clamshell body is closed to form a cavity; a spool having a rod extending from an end cap, the end cap retained in cavity and rotatable relative to the clamshell body; and a suture wound around the rod of the spool, wherein the clamping ends of the first side and the second side lock together to capture an end of the suture between the clamping ends.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 17.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.16216
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15590589', '13641014', '14878777', '14825452', '10256352']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7597867479000441
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4938348508575723
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7331915581957968
- Mean Citation Score: 218.68946
- Max Citation Score: 224.8378
- Similarity Product: 164.70421233348844

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test