Appeal No. 96-2271
Application 07/995,047
This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 1, 2, 5 through 8, 11 and 14. At that point,
claims 15 through 43 had been canceled, claims 44 through 77 had
been allowed, and claims 3, 4, 9, 10, 12 and 13 had been
indicated as being allowable if recast in independent form.
Subsequently, in the Answer, the examiner withdrew the rejection
of claims 5 and 14, indicating that they also would be allowable
if recast in independent form. Therefore, remaining before us on
appeal are claims 1, 2, 6 through 8 and 11.
The appellants' invention is directed to a ventricular
cannulation device. The subject matter before us on appeal is
illustrated by reference to claim 1, which reads as follows:
1. A ventricular cannulation device for providing
communication through an opening in the cardiac wall comprising:
an outer part, for placement on the cardiac wall, having a
first central opening and a first means for catching onto said
cardiac wall;
an inner part having a size suitable for placement in the
cardiac chamber, having a second central opening and second means
for catching onto the cardiac wall and means for guiding and
attaching said outer part; and
a tube corresponding to the openings of said cardiac wall
and inner and outer parts and serving as a support for a vascular
prosthesis.
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