Appeal 2007-1199
Application 10/124,648
The Rejections on Appeal
The Examiner rejected claims 1-15 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as
anticipated by Nigam.2
B. Issues
Have the Applicants shown error in the rejection of claims 1-15 as
anticipated by Nigam?
C. Summary of the Decision
The Applicants have not shown error in the rejection of claims 1-15 as
anticipated by Nigam.
D. Findings of Fact (Referenced as FF. ¶ No.)
1. The invention is directed to an anterior chamber phakic lens
made from a foldable, highly biocompatible material that has a very low
haptic compression force and low axial displacement, and which is still
stable in the anterior chamber. (Specification 4: 2-4).
2. According to the Applicants, they have discovered that the
compressive forces of prior art polymethyl methacrylate anterior chamber
lenses are far in excess of what is required for stability. (Specification 4: 26-
27 and 5: 1).
3. Also according to the Applicants, they have discovered that
lenses made from soft material are stable when certain compressive forces
and contact areas are used. (Specification 5: 4-6).
4. Further according to the Applicants, they have discovered that
an intraocular lens having haptics that contact the anterior chamber angle at
2 A previous rejection of claims 7-15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Nigam and U.S. Patent 5,861,031 has been withdrawn by
the Examiner.
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