Appeal No. 93-3228
Application 07/796,023
25 and 28 through 31, which are all of the claims remaining in
this application.
According to appellant, the invention is directed to a
bioerodible preparation implant with sustained action achieved
by compressing an admixture of a solid active agent with solid
lipid powder (brief, page 2).
Claim 7 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal
and is reproduced below:
7. A bioerodible preparation implant with sustained
action which consists essentially of a compressed admixture of
an effective amount of solid bioactive polypeptide with lipid
powder, with the said lipid powder being selected from the
group consisting of glycerides, waxes, long-chain fatty acids
or derivatives, phospholipids, sphingolipids, cerebrosides,
terpenes, non-hormonal steroids or a combination thereof.
The examiner has relied upon the following references:
Kent 4,452,775 Jun.
5, 1984
Kidron 4,579,730 Apr. 1,
1986
Jang 4,882,167 Nov.
21, 1989
Nakagame et al. (EP ‘949) 0 143 949 Jun. 12,
1985
(Published European Patent Application)
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