Appeal No. 1998-1045
Application 08/482,674
We REVERSE.
The subject matter on appeal is directed to a catheter
tip control system. Claim 38, the only independent claim, is
illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced
in the “Appendix” attached to the brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Narula 4,882,777 Nov. 21,
1989
Jackowski 4,920,980 May 1,
1990
Takahashi 5,014,685 May
14, 1991
Gould et al. (Gould) 5,055,109 Oct. 8,
1991
Claims 38, 39 and 44 through 46 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gould in view of
Jackowski.
Claim 40 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Gould in view of Jackowski, as applied
above to claim 38, and further in view of Narula.
Claims 41 through 43 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Gould in view of Jackowski,
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