Appeal No. 96-2081
Application 08/125,892
CFR § 1.191, appeals to the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences are taken from the decision of the primary
examiner to reject claims. We exercise no general supervisory
power over the examining corps and decisions of primary
examiners to deny entry of amendments are not subject to our
review. See Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) §§
1002.02(c) and 1201 (7th ed., Jul. 1998); In
re Mindick, 371 F.2d 892, 894, 152 USPQ 566, 568 (CCPA 1967)
and
In re Deters, 515 F.2d 1152, 1156, 185 USPQ 644, 648 (CCPA
1975). Inasmuch as consideration of the claims as amended
subsequent to the final rejection would, in effect, overrule
the examiner's decision to refuse entry of the amendments, we
decline to take such action.
Claims 24 through 26 recite a method of manipulating
tissue during an endoscopically performed operative procedure.
Claims 27 through 29 set forth a method of packing during an
endoscopically performed operative procedure. Claim 30 calls
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