Appeal No. 97-4258
Application No. 08/429,966
This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 14-18, 35 and 36. Claim 19 has been allowed,
claims 1-13 and 20-34 have been canceled, and claims 37-45
have been withdrawn as being directed to a nonelected
invention.
The appellants’ invention is directed to a device for
local intraluminal administration of drugs. The subject
matter before us on appeal is illustrated by reference to
claim 14, 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:
Pinchuk 5,019,090 May 28,
1991
Palmaz 5,102,417 Apr. 7,
1992
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 14-16, 18, 35 and 36 stand rejected under 35
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