Appeal No. 96-1391
Application 08/170,503
patient’s skin (i.e., sheet 42 of Sconce) should be
sterilized. We therefore conclude that the subject matter
recited in claim 2 would have been obvious to one of ordinary
skill over Sconce in view of Byrd, and will sustain this
rejection.
Conclusion
The examiner’s decision to reject claims 1, 2 and 4
is affirmed. Her decision to reject claim 3 is reversed.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in
con- nection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR §
1.136(a).
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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