Appeal No. 97-0933
Application No. 08/200,118
The appellants’ invention is directed to a prosthesis
having an offset attachment mechanism. The subject matter
before us on appeal is illustrated by reference to claim 1,
which has been reproduced in an appendix to the Appeal Brief.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Bolesky 4,822,366 Apr. 18,
1989
Elloy et al. (Elloy) 4,950,297 Aug. 21,
1990
Slamin 5,152,796 Oct. 6,
1992
THE REJECTIONS
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a, b, and
e) as being anticipated by Slamin.
Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Slamin in view of Elloy.
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