PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16179540
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["424", "434000"]

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for a free-standing biodegradable patch suitable for medical applications, especially nasal applications are provided, wherein the patch comprises a free-standing film containing at least one therapeutic agent selected from corticosteroids, antihistamines, monoclonal antibodies, leukotriene receptor antagonists, anti-inflammatory cytokines, vasoconstrictive agents, and any combination thereof. The patch may take a non-adherent form during delivery to a target location within a vessel or tissue, and thereafter may be activated to adhere to vessel wall or tissue, and release the therapeutic content in a sustained fashion. The patch may be micronized and administered in a powdered form.

Claim (Index 6):
The method of  claim 1 , wherein the nasal cavity comprises the nasal passageway, ethmoid sinus, frontal sinus, sphenoid sinus, maxillary sinus, or any combination thereof.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 36.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.57143
- Patent Class: 424.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15266934', '15656918', '14943953', '14054653', '14788417']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8088108022052812
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5324612525898279
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7811758472437359
- Mean Citation Score: 302.250804
- Max Citation Score: 309.57013
- Similarity Product: 219.4671920871121

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

Dataset: test