Appeal No. 2002-2340
Application 08/886,666
of a notch discussed at column 2 of the prior art light conduc-
tive spatula to form his own light dispersion or extracting
deformities 26 in Figures 1 and 5 for dispersal of the light in
the side portion of the tip of his light conductive spatula 10.
It is not stated according to Wunsch's teachings per se that
the tip portion of the luminous head 15 has ends in the form of
lenses, but it is apparent that the artisan would have found this
obvious in light of the admitted prior art at column 2 of Wunsch
further in view of Mori's teachings. This reference teaches
various shapes of lenses or tips 14 among his figures which allow
light to "break through" a fiber optic source to provide
dispersed illumination as depicted in the various drawings. The
showing in Figure 3 expands on the functionality of lenses of
Wunsch at column 2 by specifically indicating that light may be
diffused using the lens approach. The functionality of directing
light toward a viewing area in proximity of an instrument for
aiding a medical procedure and for reducing the intensity of a
directional component of the light toward a viewing area of the
user in claim 136 has already been met by Wunsch alone. According
to Wunsch alone, as well as the additional teachings in Mori, it
would have been obvious to the artisan to have utilized lenses to
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