Appeal No. 1997-2245 Page 2
Application No. 08/402,872
BACKGROUND
Appellant's invention relates to a non-evasive gut
motility monitor. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is
reproduced as follows:
1. An apparatus for non-invasive monitoring of gut
motility in a patient, comprising:
a magnet sized to be ingestible by the patient;
a compass external of the patient directionally sensitive
to movement of the magnet in the patient’s abdomen for
monitoring of gut motility according to movements of the
ingested magnet.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Leibing 1,971,189 Aug. 21,
1934
Golden et al. (Golden) 5,425,382 Jun. 20,
1995
(filed Sep. 14, 1993)
Mishin et al. (Mishin) 1,174,021 Aug. 23,
1985
(Russian Patent)3
Weitschies, W. et al. (Weitschies), Magnetic Markers as a
Noninvasive Tool to Monitor Gastrointestinal Transit, IEEE
3 A translation of this reference, prepared by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, is appended to the decision on appeal.
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