PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16162670
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-10
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["514", "177000"]

Abstract:
Formulations and methods for providing progestin-only contraception to a woman while minimizing various side effects, such as breakthrough bleeding, that are normally associated with progestin-only contraception are disclosed and described. In one aspect, the method can include transdermally administering a formulation having a contraceptively effective amount of a single progestin as the sole active hormonal agent to the woman as part of a contraceptive regimen.

Claim (Index 52):
A transdermal patch comprising:\n a) norethindrone as the sole hormonal active agent or a combination of norethindrone and norethindrone acetate as the sole hormonal active agents in an amount of from 1% to 15% w/w; and b) a permeation enhancer comprising (i) isopropyl myristate and (ii) lauryl alcohol, wherein the transdermal patch is formulated to minimize adverse side effects associated with progestin-only contraception by providing: a) a minimum norethindrone serum level of at least about 300 pg/ml from 24 hours to 168 hours following application of the patch to an outer skin surface; and b) a maximum norethindrone serum level of less than about 2400 pg/ml from about 24 to 96 hours following application of the patch to the outer skin surface, wherein the side effects are selected from the group consisting of strokes, myocardial infarctions, embolisms, breakthrough bleeding and combinations thereof.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 62.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.34615
- Patent Class: 514.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11205297', '12543859', '10621711', '12556740', '14080948']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7726287449005335
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5605068541727493
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.751416555827755
- Mean Citation Score: 322.774764
- Max Citation Score: 480.39188
- Similarity Product: 318.8922051654005

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

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