Interference No. 103,270
82), but on cross-examination acknowledged that he did not
recall seeing the
CX-65, 66 notebook pages in December 1988, but rather based
his
statement as to the date of the meeting on his looking at the
notebook pages when his declaration was being prepared (CR-
88). We do not regard this evidence as sufficient to
corroborate Coelho's testimony as to the date of the
brainstorming meeting.
The first notebook page, CR-65, is titled "Rapid
exchange guide wire for balloon exchange," and states at the
top:
I.
Concept: to build a guide wire with an
extendable section (wire mesh or balloon)
which would open and secure itself to the
guide catheter. [T]his would lock in place
the guide wire at the distal end of the
guide catheter so that a balloon catheter
may be easily exchanged.
This is followed by two drawings, showing a "hypotube" with a
ring and spring arrangement, and a wire attached to the ring
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