PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15934112
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["601", "003000"]

Abstract:
The methods and apparatus disclosed herein can be used to treat glaucoma of the eye. The methods and apparatus can be configured to apply energy to the sclera, cornea, and/or other regions of the eye in order to shrink collagenous tissue near Schlemm's canal. Juxtacanalicular treatment of the sclera and/or cornea adjacent Schlemm's canal can be used to dilate Schlemm's canal, collector channels, and/or the Trabecular Meshwork. The methods and apparatus can be configured to apply energy to the sclera to generate scleral vacuoles in the sclera to improve uveoscleral outflow.

Claim (Index 1):
A system for treating glaucoma of an eye, the system comprising:\n a processor configured with instructions to:\n receive input corresponding to a plurality of locations of a Schlemm's canal of the eye, and \n generate a plurality of treatment locations for the eye in response to the plurality of locations, wherein the plurality of treatment locations is located within 2 mm of the Schlemm's canal, and located radially inward from the Schlemm's canal toward an optical axis of the eye and radially outward from the Schlemm's away from the optical axis of the eye; \n an energy source configured to generate energy to treat the eye; and a scanner operably coupled to the energy source and the processor, the scanner configured to deliver the energy to the plurality of treatment locations in order to stretch the Schlemm's canal of the eye.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 110.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.125
- Patent Class: 601.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13644769', '12587375', '11874179', '13157180', '11083713']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6915791985492353
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.497830965814989
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6722043752758108
- Mean Citation Score: 276.77281400000004
- Max Citation Score: 283.3403600000001
- Similarity Product: 207.39033050037628

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

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