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(1) There was a follow-up brainstorming meeting on October
13, 1988 (KR-46);
(2) Between October 3 and 20, 1988, Adams disclosed to him an
embodiment of the invention in which the captivation balloon
was fixed in the distal end of the guide catheter (KR-46);
(3) He prepared, on October 20, 1988, a list of the concepts
discussed at the October 3 and 13 meetings (JPX-5), on which
item 23 documents the concept of the present invention (KR-46,
47);
(4) "On or before December 1, 1988, I recall a discussion
with
Dan Adams and Peter Keith regarding obtaining patent
protection
for Peter Keith's wire captivation concept. . . . Both Dan
Adams and myself directed Peter Keith to prepare a disclosure
of the wire captivation concept for our patent attorneys."
(KR-47);
(5) On December 1, 1988, Keith prepared a drawing (JPX-7) and
description (JPX-8) of the wire captivation concept (KR-47).
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