PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16049418
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["424", "709000"]

Abstract:
A neuromuscular aid for alleviation and prevention of conditions including muscle cramps and spasms. The neuromuscular aid may be in the form of a packet including a composition including 1 wt % to 15 wt % food grade acid. Instructions for use printed on an exterior of the packet include instructions to retain the composition in the oral cavity of a user for a length of time to alleviate or prevent muscle cramps. An oral treatment method includes administering a composition including 1 wt % to 15 wt % food grade acid to the oral cavity of a subject suffering from muscle cramps and retaining the composition in the oral cavity for a length of time. The composition may be in the form of a gas, a liquid, a solid, a gum, a powder, a thin film strip, a suspension, a colloid, or a gel.

Claim (Index 44):
A method of treating muscle cramps or pain in a subject, the method comprising:\n administering an oral rinse to the oral cavity of a subject suffering from muscle cramps or pain; retaining the oral rinse in the oral cavity for 5 seconds to 120 seconds until the muscle cramps or pain subsides, wherein retaining the oral rinse in the oral cavity comprises holding the oral rinse in the oral cavity, swishing the oral rinse in the oral cavity, or gargling with the oral rinse; and after the muscle cramps or pain subsides, swallowing the oral rinse, wherein the oral rinse is formulated with 3 wt % to 6 wt % acetic acid, an artificial flavoring, and at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble vitamin, a sweetener, and an electrolyte.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.28986
- Patent Class: 424.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15066864', '15241986', '14450384', '09890425', '13933906']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6502338186769419
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6202874975580477
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6472391865650524
- Mean Citation Score: 254.15014800000003
- Max Citation Score: 555.24915
- Similarity Product: 510.6640148884088

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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