PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16251605
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-01
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["606", "232000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus includes first and second fixation members, a flexible member coupled to the first and second fixation members, and a limiting element coupled to the flexible member. The limiting element is movable relative to the second fixation member and acts to limit loosening of the flexible member relative to the second fixation member. The limiting element can be slidably received by the flexible member. The flexible member can be coupled to the fixation members such that pulling on a free end of the flexible member shortens a length of the flexible member between the fixation members.

Claim (Index 34):
The method of  claim 33 , wherein said rotating the at least one of the first and second fasteners comprises rotating the at least one of the first and second fasteners relative to the tear along an external surface of the meniscus.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 44.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.575
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10918445', '15583397', '13757440', '14537794', '12684722']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8746219004350853
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5494716514539669
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8421068755369734
- Mean Citation Score: 572.204342
- Max Citation Score: 592.138
- Similarity Product: 326.1838961217404

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