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                  Appeal No. 1998-3390                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/480,934                                                                                                              


                  With respect to the combination of Wilkinson and Staar, we find that Staar does not                                                     
                  remedy the deficiency noted above.  Therefore, we will not sustain the rejection of claims                                              
                  16 and 23.                                                                                                                              
                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              

                  To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 15-16, 18-19, 21-23 and                                                     
                  25 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                                                                   


                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              






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