PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15894477
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["604", "065000"]

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for providing controlled pressure-flow pulses which purge a catheter system with turbulent flow flushing. Accomplishment of such controlled pressure-flow pulses is provided by a variety of inventive devices including a special plunger rod for a conventional syringe, other interactive parts for conventional syringes, an in-line catheter attachable device which automatically generates the controlled pressure-flow pulses and also single pulse, digitally operated devices.

Claim (Index 14):
A flush syringe comprising:\n a barrel including a proximal opening and a retention ring disposed at the proximal opening; and a plunger rod disposed within the barrel for slideable displacement within the barrel, the plunger rod comprising a stem and plurality of actuating geometry disposed along the stem, the plurality of actuating geometry obstructed by the retention ring such that displacement of the plurality of actuating geometry past the retention ring creates acceleration and velocity within the barrel, and a reminder ring proximal to the plurality of actuating geometry which is sized and shaped to require a force to move the reminder ring past the retention ring which is greater than a force required to move the plurality of actuating geometry past the retention ring, providing a tactile indication that the acceleration and velocity within the barrel is a last acceleration and velocity created within the barrel.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.4
- Patent Class: 604.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14797782', '15282774', '13068529', '14921343', '15864185']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7717736825003276
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5383241424521583
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7484287284955107
- Mean Citation Score: 319.21627
- Max Citation Score: 391.04425
- Similarity Product: 314.9152988257408

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

Dataset: test