Appeal No. 2000-0472
Application No. 08/868,536
for connecting a stylet assembly to a catheter (claims 14 and
15). They are reproduced in the appendix of appellants'
brief.
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Groshong et al. (Groshong) 4,559,046 Dec. 17,
1985
Folden 5,536,258 Jul. 16,
1996
(Filed Feb. 14, 1994)
Additional prior art applied herein in a rejection
pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b) is:
The admitted prior art described on page 1, lines 13 to 22 of
the specification (APA).
The appealed claims stand finally rejected on the
following grounds:
(1) Claims 7 to 11 and 14 to 16, anticipated by Groshong,
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b);
(2) Claims 12 to 15, unpatentable over Groshong in view of
Folden, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
Rejection (1) - 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
The crux of this rejection is whether Groshong discloses
a stylet body which is "bent adjacent the distal end thereof,
forming an offset distal end portion for facilitating correct
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