PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15926577
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["424", "423000"]

Abstract:
This disclosure describes the use of cationic steroidal antimicrobial (CSA) compounds to prevent microbial fouling of medical implants, including microbial fouling caused by bacterial and/or fungal biofilms. The CSAs are incorporated into the medical implants to provide effective antimicrobial properties. A medical implant includes a component formed from a polymeric material. A plurality of CSA molecules are mixed with the polymeric material so that the CSA molecules are incorporated into the structure of the medical implant as formed. A medical implant can additionally or alternatively include a lubricious coating containing CSA molecules.

Claim (Index 18):
The method of  claim 17 , wherein the medical implant is selected from the group consisting of catheters, vascular catheters, peritoneal dialysis catheters, urinary catheters, joint prostheses, penile implants, dialysis access devices, dialysis access grafts, hemodialysis devices, fistula devices, hemodialysis grafts, cardiac devices, prosthetic valves, pacemakers (including implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs, and vascular assist devices, or VADs), central nervous system devices (VPSs), endotracheal tubes, intravenous (IV) needles, IV feed lines, other IV components, feeder tubes, drains, prosthesis components (e.g., voice prostheses), peristaltic pumps, tympanostomy tubes, tracheostomy tubes, oral care devices (dentures, dental implants), intrauterine devices (IUDs), cardiac implants, and dermal fillers.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.63934
- Patent Class: 424.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: closed
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15454135', '15585632', '14750928', '13554957', '14848819']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7792895664310349
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5116337577067287
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7525239855586042
- Mean Citation Score: 277.560558
- Max Citation Score: 313.33875
- Similarity Product: 256.98074725851416

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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