PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15915255
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["607", "040000"]

Abstract:
A non-invasive method and device for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in a patient are disclosed. The method calls for positioning electrodes, and applying electrical symmetrical bursts. In particular, positioning step requires positioning a plurality of electrodes in electrical contact with the skin of a target region of the abdomen of the patient. The application step calls for applying a series of electrical symmetrical bursts to said electrodes. That application step generates contractions of abdominal muscles thereby generating movements of a digestive system of said patient wherein said movements are for causing the content of the esophagus to return to the stomach and to relieve GERD symptoms of said patient.

Claim (Index 8):
A non-invasive device for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease of a patient, the device comprising:\n a plurality of electrodes adapted to be placed in electrical contact with the skin of the abdomen; a pulse generator for providing symmetric electrical stimulation bursts to said electrodes, wherein said symmetric electrical stimulation bursts are for generating symmetrical contractions of said muscles; and a control unit configured for controlling said pulse generator and a sensor adapted for sensing breathing signals from said patient; wherein said control unit is further adapted for synchronizing said pulse generator in accordance with said breathing signals to generate pulses only when the abdomen pressure is positive.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 15.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.88889
- Patent Class: 607.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15132270', '12300614', '13419255', '12864852', '15639590']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6377565170516665
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5519812493352253
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6291789902800223
- Mean Citation Score: 244.564692
- Max Citation Score: 453.53174
- Similarity Product: 351.3702527972937

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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