PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15973053
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["606", "003000"]

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides, according to some embodiments, methods and systems for selectively reducing, blocking or inhibiting at least part of the neural activity in an organ of a subject. In preferred embodiments, the method and system are used for selectively blocking at least part of the neural activity in a duodenum of a subject in need thereof. According to some embodiments, the selective blocking occurs through use of laser radiation. According to some embodiments, the selective blocking comprises causing damage to at least part of sensory nerves located within a target area while maintaining functional activity of tissue surrounding the sensory nerves. According to some embodiments, the sensory nerves include neurons configured to transmit signals triggered by food passing through the duodenum, such as, but not limited to, neurohormonal signals.

Claim (Index 10):
A system for reducing neural activity in a submucosal layer of a duodenum of a subject, the system comprising:\n a catheter comprising:\n an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end; \n a laser emitting element coupled with the catheter body at the distal end and configured to emit a laser beam, in a first direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of said catheter body; and \n a rotatable optical element and focusing lens coupled with the laser emitting element configured to direct and focus the beam essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the laser emitting device focused below a mucosal layer of the duodenum; \n at least one pressure-inducing element coupled with the catheter body and configured to exert pressure on at least part of the duodenum to obtain a fixed diameter thereof; \n wherein the catheter is configured to ablate an area of the submucosal layer including sensory neurons, while maintaining functional activity of the mucosal layer and muscle tissue around the area; \n and \n an imaging device configured to capture structural information related to the duodenum, based on a beam deflected by said optical element and directed to a light detector.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 29.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.92105
- Patent Class: 606.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14763514', '15303080', '15676141', '15133976', '14075976']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7745447724307409
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5472287001593013
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.751813165203597
- Mean Citation Score: 327.745576
- Max Citation Score: 467.7785
- Similarity Product: 386.21060103976725

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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