Appeal No. 2001-0611
Application No. 08/742,733
in accordance with 37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7), we have selected claim
19 as it depends from claim 11 (hereinafter denominated claim
19/11) as representative of claims 18, 19 and 20.
Claim 19/11 further limits the orthopedic implant of claim
11 by specifying that the claim 11 implant comprises a first
piece and a second piece, with the first and second pieces being
joined and locked together by an interlocking means. The
interlocking means is further defined as comprising a protruding
member on the first piece and a cavity on the second piece for
receiving the protruding member.
Looking once again to the teachings of the applied
references, Goble teaches an implant comprising a first piece 12
and a second piece 11, and interlocking means in the form of a
protruding member 14 on the first piece and a cavity 13 on the
second piece for receiving the protruding member to join and lock
the pieces together. Moumene teaches a bone implant made of
thermoplastic material having an elastic modulus approximating
the elastic modulus of bone to provide a strong and durable
implant, and Bokros teaches a bone implant having a biocompatible
material (i.e., coils 32) partially embedded in the surface of
the implant (see column 4, lines 9-12) to promote the ingrowth of
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