Appeal No. 96-1391
Application 08/170,503
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims
1 to 11, all the claims in the application. In the examiner’s
answer, the examiner states that claims 5 to 11 are allowed,
leaving claims 1 to 4 for our consideration.
Claim 1, the only independent claim on appeal, is
illustrative of the subject matter in issue:
1. A femoral artery compression device for post
operative use in closing an incision, puncture or cut in the
femoral artery, comprising:
inflatable means for adjustably creating compressive
pressure,
first means for receiving said compressive pressure
and applying that pressure to said femoral artery,
self contained means for applying reduced tempera-
tures at least to the tissue adjacent to said femoral artery,
and
adjustable means for securing said first means and
said self contained means to a predetermined location adjacent
said femoral artery.
2
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