Appeal No. 2001-0073
Application 08/966,894
central bore 25. The upper end of the cannula is integral with a
female luer 29 which acts as a connector and defines a receiving
chamber 31 which communicates with the bore. The ampoule 61 has
a male luer 63. The male luer 63 of the ampoule 61 is introduced
into the receiving chamber 31 of the female luer 29 and the
adaptor with the ampoule attached is then pushed over the neck of
the vial 67 so that the tip of the cannula punctures the rubber
septum 69 of the vial and the adaptor is held in place by
clips 45, 47. A vacuum in the vial draws in water from the
ampoule through the adapter to reconstitute an injectable
compound. The male luer of a syringe is then inserted into the
receiving chamber 31 of the female luer 29 and the syringe is
operated to draw up a desired amount of the vial contents.
Analysis
Appellants argue: (1) McAffer is nonanalogous art; (2) there
is no suggestion to combine McAffer with Erickson; and (3) the
combination of McAffer and Erickson does not suggest the claimed
invention.
(1)
Appellants argue (Br7-8) that McAffer is not analogous prior
art (i.e., it is not within the scope of the prior art) because
it is not within the appellants' field of endeavor, defined as
"ink jet printers having large volume ink supplies" (Br7), and is
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