PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15896904
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["604", "111000"]

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. The reservoir, a base and a cap are connected to form an integrated unit that is capable of being inserted and secured in an infusion pump housing. The cap and the infusion pump are each provided with at least one sensor or at least one detectable feature, arranged to interact with at least one corresponding detectable feature or sensor on the other of the cap and infusion pump device, to detect one or more of the presence, position or other characteristic of the cap when the cap is aligned or coupled with the infusion pump housing. The detectable feature and sensor may be magnetic, RF, mechanical, optical or any combination.

Claim (Index 12):
A connector interface system as recited in  claim 10 , wherein:\n (a) the RF detectable feature comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that is attached to the housing of the cap, to the reservoir, or on a plunger within the reservoir; (b) the RF detectable feature comprises a passive RF device that receives power through inductive coupling with a RF sensor; (c) the RF detectable feature comprises an RF detectable device having a directional antenna or an antenna with at least one RF shield or wave guide configured to direct RF signals to or from the antenna; (d) the RF detectable feature comprises an RF detectable device having an antenna, the antenna being arranged adjacent or in a vent opening on the cap; (e) the RF detectable feature comprising an antenna printed with conductive ink on the cap, the reservoir, or a label applied to the reservoir or cap; or (f) the RF detectable feature has a memory that stores information, and an antenna for communicating information stored in the memory, the memory includes a first section that stores permanent information and a second section that is writeable for storing information written to the RF detectable feature, where: (i) the information stored in the memory comprises information identifying one or more of: the type or identity of the manufacturer of the reservoir; the size of the reservoir; a type or concentration of infusion media in the reservoir; a volume amount of infusion media in the reservoir; a volume amount of infusion media that has been dispensed from the reservoir; a date corresponding to an expiration date or fill date related to infusion media in the reservoir; a location corresponding to a place where the reservoir or infusion media in the reservoir was made, filled, or otherwise processed; a lot number or code associated with a batch in which the reservoir or infusion media was made, cleaned, filled or otherwise processed; (ii) the information stored in the memory comprises information identifying one or more characteristics relating to an infusion set connected to the cap, the one or more characteristics including at least one of: a type or identity of a manufacturer of the infusion set; a length of tubing in the infusion set; a diameter of the tubing in the infusion set; a length of a needle or cannula in the infusion set; a diameter of the needle or cannula in the infusion set; a date corresponding to an expiration date, manufacturing date or assembly date of the infusion set; a location corresponding to a place where the infusion set was made or assembled; a lot number or other code associated with a batch in which the infusion set was made, cleaned or otherwise processed; or (iii) the information stored in the memory comprises information identifying one or more characteristics of the connector interface system, the one or more characteristics including at least one of a type or manufacturer of the connector interface system; a size dimension of the cap; a date corresponding to an expiration date, manufacturing date or assembly date of the connector interface system; a location corresponding to a place where the connector interface system was made or assembled; a lot number or other code associated with a batch in which the connector interface system was made, cleaned or otherwise processed.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.10145
- Patent Class: 604.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15896954', '15897048', '15655815', '15344442', '14801503']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8331629629164703
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.557207028722342
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8055673694970574
- Mean Citation Score: 420.805252
- Max Citation Score: 432.56305
- Similarity Product: 328.95195869230633

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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