PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16008562
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["607", "033000"]

Abstract:
Some embodiments of pacing systems employ wireless electrode assemblies to provide pacing therapy. The wireless electrode assemblies may wirelessly receive energy via an inductive coupling so as to provide electrical stimulation to the surrounding heart tissue. In certain embodiments, the wireless electrode assembly may include one or more biased tines that shift from a first position to a second position to secure the wireless electrode assembly into the inner wall of the heart chamber.

Claim (Index 13):
A method of providing electrical stimulation to the heart, the method comprising:\n advancing an electrode delivery system to a target tissue site in the heart, the electrode delivery system including:\n a delivery catheter having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therein; \n an actuation shaft positioned proximal to an electrode assembly within the lumen of the delivery catheter, the electrode assembly including a body, an electrode and a tine, wherein both the electrode and a base of the tine are immovably fixed to the body, the tine including a distal tip and an intermediate portion located between the base and the distal tip, and wherein the tine is configured to shift from a straightened configuration while in the delivery catheter to a curved configuration when free from the delivery catheter; \n advancing the actuation shaft to deploy the electrode assembly out of the lumen of the delivery catheter, wherein deploying the electrode assembly permits the tine to shift from the straightened configuration to the curved configuration; wherein the intermediate portion extends distal of the distal tip of the tine while in the curved configuration; wherein shifting the tine from the straightened configuration to the curved configuration secures the electrode assembly to the target tissue of the heart.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.5
- Patent Class: 607.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12910106', '11511152', '11075376', '11490916', '13717027']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6779929968487874
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5212767864937143
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6623213758132801
- Mean Citation Score: 282.650046
- Max Citation Score: 290.20108
- Similarity Product: 228.69816640096187

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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