PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15901305
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["137", "539000"]

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for use in controlling a dispensing rate of medication or other substance via a syringe, including, without limitation, into a patient, intravenous line port or heparin lock. A fluid flow rate control apparatus has a housing defining an inner chamber with an inlet port and an outlet port. Sealing seats are formed at or near both the inlet and outlet ports, and a moveable sealing element, such as a ball, can move within the inner chamber between the sealing seats. A spring biases the ball toward the inlet port sealing seat.

Claim (Index 9):
The fluid flow control apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said fluid flow control apparatus further comprises:\n a) a second bore extending through said housing; and b) a check valve assembly in said second bore, wherein said check valve assembly permits fluid flow through said second bore into said syringe but prevents fluid flow out of said syringe through said second bore.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 28.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.63077
- Patent Class: 137.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14754806', '11818232', '11465612', '10853893', '10854830']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8594770738107155
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4736688916285097
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.820896255592495
- Mean Citation Score: 215.62536
- Max Citation Score: 225.05891
- Similarity Product: 171.68161210344908

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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