PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16177867
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["604", "540000"]

Abstract:
The aural suction device includes a rigid tubular handle, a flexible tube detachably connected to the tubular handle, and a safety stop adjustably secured to an outer surface of the flexible tube. The flexible tube can be inserted into the ear of a patient and the aural suction device can be connected to a suction source to remove liquid from the ear. The safety stop can be positioned on the flexible tube to limit a length of the flexible tube to be inserted into the ear. The length of the flexible tube inserted into the ear can be sufficient to provide appropriate suction without impacting the eardrum if the patient moves unexpectedly during the procedure.

Claim (Index 8):
The aural suction device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a vacuum source attached to the second open end.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.37255
- Patent Class: 604.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15023371', '14234834', '10438607', '11917751', '14491660']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7424793291776386
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4432280156914769
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7125541978290224
- Mean Citation Score: 103.77362
- Max Citation Score: 106.36737
- Similarity Product: 80.8443862968528

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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