Appeal No. 2000-0897
Application No. 08/570,373
namely by locating the member to extend to but not around the
support wire 16,2 Carpentier’s modified tissue would provide a
complete response to the requirement of claim 1 that the
biological valve member extends “directly underneath, but not
extending around, the support rail.”
In light of the foregoing, the standing rejection of
claim 1 as being unpatentable over Carpentier in view of Wain
is sustained.
2We reiterate that appellant does not appear to dispute
the examiner’s position that this modification of Carpentier
would have been obvious in view of Wain’s teachings.
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