Appeal No. 1999-0713
Application 08/325,629
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a spinal column fixation
device” (specification, page 1). Representative claim 15
reads as follows:
15. A spinal column fixation assembly comprising a
longitudinal support piece having a longitudinal axis, a
fixation device having an anchoring element for fixation to a
bone and a head section formed as a single piece with said
anchoring element, said head section having a channel for
receiving said support piece and a slot extending through said
fixation device along an axis transverse to the axis of a
support piece positioned in said channel, said assembly
further comprising a tension stable fastening element
extending through said slot and around said support piece to
secure said support piece in said channel.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Partridge 4,119,091 Oct. 10,
1978
Puno et al. 4,805,602 Feb. 21,
1989
(Puno)
Eitenmuller et al. 5,108,399 Apr. 28,
1992
(Eitenmuller)
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