Appeal No. 98-2792
Application 08/516,257
monitored remotely by detection means (44) which measures, for
example, the level of fluorescence of the freed analog-analyte
molecules and converts the measured level of light emerging
from the sensor (4) into the desired concentration
information for the analyte of interest. One example of a use
for the system disclosed by appellant (Example 1, page 22) is
for determining the concentration of glucose in blood, e.g.,
in a patient with diabetes mellitus.
A copy of representative claims 1 and 15 is attached
to this decision.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner
in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Schultz 4,344,438 Aug. 17, 1982
Komives et al. (Komives) 5,143,066 Sept. 1, 1992
Claims 15 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Schultz.
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