Appeal No. 2006-0180 Παγε 8
Application No. 10/369,343
with a ceiling and an operating table, with the rails of the support apparatus connected
to the ceiling of the operating room. Morris, likewise, is concerned with clutter in
hospital rooms and teaches supporting medical equipment such as IV systems and
monitoring equipment from the ceiling or overhead to reduce such clutter. In response
to this remand, the examiner should consider whether the combined teachings of Tachi
and Morris would have suggested supporting additional medical equipment, such as IV
systems as taught by Morris, which would typically be used in an operating room, on the
overhead support system of Tachi to further assist in reducing clutter and providing
better access to the patient in the operating room.
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