PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15959853
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["604", "021000"]

Abstract:
A system and method for use in iontophoretic anesthesia of a tympanic membrane are disclosed. The system generally includes an earplug and an electrode device. The earplug includes at least one sealing member for sealing the earplug in an ear canal. The sealing member includes microholes which vent fluid above a certain pressure threshold. A headset may connect the earplug to a second earplug. The method involves using the system on a human or animal subject.

Claim (Index 21):
An apparatus, comprising:\n an earplug configured to be inserted into an ear canal of a subject, the earplug including:\n a tubular portion defining a lumen configured to deliver a solution including an iontophoretic substance to a space in the ear canal adjacent to a tympanic membrane; \n a flexible sealing element having a sealing surface; and \n an adhesive element disposed on a portion of the sealing surface, the adhesive element configured to engage a surface of the ear canal such that a fluid-tight seal is formed between the sealing surface and the surface of the ear canal and is configured to retain the solution in the space in the ear canal for a period of time; and \n an electrode device configured to apply a current to the solution to deliver the iontophoretic substance to the tympanic membrane.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.60784
- Patent Class: 604.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14464884', '12650469', '13798635', '12510217', '15154496']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8516836670399145
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6120984939977355
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8277251497356967
- Mean Citation Score: 529.650768
- Max Citation Score: 590.99054
- Similarity Product: 529.4133029763234

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

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