Appeal No. 1998-0169
Application 08/542,603
are all the claims in the application.
The claimed invention is directed to an orthopedic
internal fixation system for maintaining bones in a desired
spatial arrangement and includes a bone implant or plate for
supporting the bones. Attaching the bone implant to the bone
is an elongated stud which has a foot that is receivable in
the interior of the bone and a fastener that holds the implant
to the stud.
The claimed invention can be further understood with
reference to the appealed claims appended to the appellants'
brief.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner as
evidence of anticipation and obviousness are:
Abbate 4,850,063 July 25,
1989
Steffee 4,854,311 Aug. 8,
1989
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 2, 4-6 and 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as anticipated by Abbate.
Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
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