Appeal No. 2002-1671 Page 2
Application No. 08/993,985
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates generally to implantable, radially expandable
medical prostheses which are referred to as stent-grafts. In particular, the invention is a
self-expanding stent-graft having a bioabsorbable structural component and a
permanent graft component (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is
set forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Kawai et al. (Kawai) 4,950,258 Aug. 21, 1990
Berg et al. (Berg) 5,464,650 Nov. 7, 1995
Fontaine et al. (Fontaine) 5,527,354 June 18, 1996
Chaikof et al. (Chaikof) 5,741,325 Apr. 21, 1998
Claims 1 to 4, 6, 8 to 16, 19 to 21, 36, 37, 39 to 49 and 51 to 67 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Chaikof in view of Berg.
Claims 1 to 4, 6, 8 to 16, 19 to 21, 36, 37, 39 to 49 and 51 to 67 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kawai in view of Fontaine.
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