PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15756964
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["206", "363000"]

Abstract:
Leak-resistant Kits for releasably retaining a medical suction tube, e.g. a Yankauer Suction Instrument used to collect biological fluids during a medical procedure and method of use is described. The leak-resistant Kit comprises an apparatus that includes a leak proof solid bottom portion, a hollow cavity reservoir, and a top portion with a leak resistant flexible retaining disk. The flexible retaining disk functions to releasably hold, releasably retain or releasably restrict the undesired movement of a Yankauer Suction Instrument after being inserted into the disk. In addition, the flexible retaining disk functions as a splash guard for preventing biological fluids from being ejected from the reservoir. The leak-resistant Kit allows the user the ability to use one hand to manipulate a Yankauer Suction Instrument. Additionally, the apparatus fits onto a movable bracket that can also be used with one hand.

Claim (Index 10):
A retaining holster ( 5 ), comprising:\n a rim end ( 15 ); a leak-proof opposing bottom end ( 135 ); a reservoir ( 14 ), therebetween, for containing drippings ( 131 ) of biological fluids ( 3 ) from a suction tube ( 16 ); and a recessed lid ( 50 ), comprising:\n coupling ( 110 ), a peripheral edge ( 105 ) of which overlaps the rim end ( 15 ) of the retaining holster ( 5 ), such that the rim end ( 15 ) is covered by the peripheral portion ( 105 ), resulting in the rim end ( 15 ) and peripheral portion ( 105 ) fitting into groove ( 1332 ); \n a recessed portion ( 109 ), having a length L 1 ; \n a fixed displacement retaining disk ( 13 ), peripherally coupled to a distal suction end ( 9 ) of the recessed portion ( 109 ), such that L 1  determines a length separating rim end ( 15 ) from a top surface ( 40 ) of the retaining disk ( 13 ), comprising: \n slits ( 23 ) that radiate from a center ( 60 ),\n wherein the slits ( 23 ) divide the retaining disk ( 13 ) into a plurality of flexible arcuate flaps ( 65 ), and \n wherein at least one of the plurality of flexible arcuate flaps ( 65 ) flex toward the bottom end ( 135 ) when a suction end ( 10 ) of the suction tube ( 16 ) contacts the plurality of flexible arcuate flaps ( 65 ) during insertion of said suction end ( 10 ) of the suction tube ( 16 ) into the hollow cavity ( 132 ), forming a central aperture ( 70 ) through the center ( 60 ) of the recessed lid ( 50 ), said flexible arcuate flaps ( 65 ) and central aperture ( 70 ) of said recessed lid ( 50 ) being operative in combination with said suction tube ( 16 ) as a splash guard ( 133 ) for preventing the biological fluids ( 3 ) from being ejected from a reservoir ( 14 ) of the hollow cavity ( 132 ) that is between the recessed lid ( 50 ) and the bottom end ( 135 ) and for releasably retaining said suction end ( 10 ) of the suction tube ( 16 ) in the reservoir ( 14 ) after insertion of said suction end ( 10 ) through the central aperture ( 70 ).

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.84337
- Patent Class: 206.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12028575', '11556906', '11051649', '11179690', '13320006']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7747600304015606
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4846690750429156
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7457509348656962
- Mean Citation Score: 165.98790200000005
- Max Citation Score: 182.05717
- Similarity Product: 118.45092279211164

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

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