PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16112276
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["607", "033000"]

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for charging an implanted medical device.

Claim (Index 18):
A method of charging at least one implantable medical device (IMD) implanted within a patient's upper chest, the method comprising:\n providing at least one charger and a charging appliance, wherein,\n the at least one charger comprises a coil housing having a coil that is configured to generate a charging field that transfers power to the IMD; and \n the charging appliance comprises:\n an elongated shoulder drape having a first end and a second end, wherein the shoulder drape is configured to extend partially around a wearer's neck such that the first end drapes over a first shoulder of the wearer and the second end drapes over a second shoulder of the wearer, \n a first pocket proximate to the first end, wherein the first pocket is configured to hold a first charger for a first IMD, and \n a second pocket proximate to the second end, wherein the second pocket is configured to hold a counterweight or a second charger for a second IMD; \n \n inserting the first charger in the first pocket, and donning, by the patient, of the shoulder drape so that the first charger is positioned near the patient's upper chest proximate to the first IMD.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 7.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.0
- Patent Class: 607.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12233810', '13046455', '11741038', '14818437', '13799811']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.62877754202374
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5267559902793733
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6185753868493034
- Mean Citation Score: 195.477062
- Max Citation Score: 373.60397
- Similarity Product: 286.42320198373795

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

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