PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15960429
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["604", "342000"]

Abstract:
A novel method for bathing with a waterproof barrier covering an ostomy appliance. The removable barrier is a bowl having a removable plate with an opening configured to receive a folded ostomy pouch. The flange of the bowl is in contact with the user's skin surrounding the ostomy appliance. A belt having a first end located opposite a second end is connected to the bowl. The first end and the second end of the belt are fastened around the abdomen of the user. The opening of the bowl forms a chamber. The chamber is configured to retain the ostomy appliance when the top portion and the lower portion of the ostomy appliance are folded over and secured with a fastener. The belt can be adjusted to tighten or loosen the bowl that is positioned over an ostomy appliance of a user to create a water tight seal.

Claim (Index 1):
A method for bathing with a waterproof barrier covering an ostomy appliance, comprising the steps of:\n providing a waterproof barrier, said waterproof barrier is a bowl having a flange, said bowl having an opening forming a chamber, said flange of said bowl boarders said opening of said bowl, said bowl is connected to a belt, said belt having a first end located opposite a second end, said first end of said belt is removably connected to said second end of said belt, said bowl having at least one retaining structure protruding from an end of said bowl, said at least one retaining structure having an opening receiving at least a portion of said belt; providing an ostomy appliance, said ostomy appliance having an ostomy wafer, said ostomy wafer having an opening, said ostomy appliance having an ostomy pouch, said ostomy pouch having an opening; providing a removable plate, said removable plate is received by said opening of said chamber of said bowl, said removable plate is removably connected to said bowl, said removable plate is positioned to cover said opening of said chamber of said bowl, said removable plate having a central opening having a circumference, said removable plate having a plurality of reliefs radiating from said circumference of said central opening, whereby, an end of each of said plurality of reliefs abut said central opening; depressing at least a portion of said removable plate on at least one relief of said plurality of reliefs to allow clearance of said ostomy pouch to be positioned through said central opening of said removable plate; orienting said opening of said ostomy wafer with a stoma of a user; adhering said ostomy wafer to a user's abdomen and around said stoma of said user; orienting said opening of said ostomy pouch in alignment with said opening of said ostomy wafer; connecting said ostomy pouch to said ostomy wafer; orienting said chamber of said bowl over said ostomy appliance; contacting said flange of said bowl with the skin of a user; connecting said first end of said belt with said second end of said belt, said first end of said belt and said second end of said belt are fastened around an abdomen of said user; and, adjusting said tightness of said belt to create a water tight seal.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.26087
- Patent Class: 604.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11006241', '15246775', '14789684', '14890003', '13123926']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8053947960241971
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5009869220144796
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7749540086232253
- Mean Citation Score: 277.05757400000005
- Max Citation Score: 287.28912
- Similarity Product: 203.150297363491

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