Appeal No. 98-2792
Application 08/516,257
Schultz, which is comprised of the optical fiber (32), the
hollow dialysis fiber (30) and the plug (34), is clearly
“structured to be used with
remote light source means [36] and remote detection means [41]
both of which are disposed in noncontacting position with
respect
to the sensor unit.” Note particularly, the disclosure at
column 5, lines 37-44, of Schultz, wherein it is indicated
that
the emitted fluorescence from the chamber (28) enters the
optical
fiber (32) and is transmitted “through the other end” (39),
where it is then reflected by the half-silvered mirror (38)
into the light detector (41) through a filter (42). While we
realize that appellant’s argument is specifically related to
the embodiment of the invention seen in Figure 1 of the
application, wherein the sensing unit or capsule (4) is
implanted under the skin (6) of a patient and is physically
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