PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16065807
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["604", "174000"]

Abstract:
In some embodiments a PEG feeding device includes a tube sized to bridge a channel between a stomach and an outer abdominal surface; an internal bolster, and an external bolster. Optionally the bolsters are connected to the tube. The internal bolster may be sized to resist movement out of the stomach through the stoma. The external bolster may be sized to resist movement into the stoma from the outer abdominal surface. The external bolster may include an underside which extends from the tube in a radial direction between the external bolster and the outer abdominal surface. The underside of the outer bolster may contact the outer abdominal surface at a distance from an external opening of the stoma. Optionally the distance between the internal bolster and the external bolster is adjustable. Optionally an angle between one or both of the bolsters and the tube is adjustable.

Claim (Index 71):
The PEG of  claim 61 , wherein said external bolster includes a plurality of portions which are individually elastically deflectable.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 62.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.64407
- Patent Class: 604.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15538732', '11226807', '13104355', '12640708', '11975680']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7657331408468565
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5449620965421045
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7436560364163813
- Mean Citation Score: 262.9099
- Max Citation Score: 411.4126
- Similarity Product: 278.03102709711794

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

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