Appeal No. 97-2551
Application 08/249,821
expanding endoprosthesis. Claim 11 is illustrated of the
subject matter on appeal and recites:
11. A device for releasing a self-expanding
endoprosthesis, the device comprising:
(a) an inner catheter,
(b) a first outer catheter slidably disposed at
least partially about the inner catheter and having an inner
surface; and
(c) a second outer catheter slidably disposed at
least partially about the first outer catheter and having an
inner surface;
wherein the inner surface of the first outer
catheter is adapted to receive a first end portion of a self-
expanding endoprosthesis and the inner surface of the second
outer catheter is adapted to receive a second end portion of
the endoprosthesis.
THE REFERENCE
The following reference is relied on by the examiner
in support of the rejection under 35 USC § 102(b):
Garza et al. (Garza) 4,665,918 May 19,
1987
THE REJECTION
Claims 11-34 stand rejected under 35 USC § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Garza.
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