Appeal No. 2003-1778 Page 2
Application No. 08/988,292
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to a device for introducing or
withdrawing an agent through a body surface. An understanding of
the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1,
which is reproduced below.
1. A device for introducing or withdrawing an agent
through a body surface, comprising:
a member having a body-surface proximal side and a
body-surface-distal side;
said member further having a first surface on the body-
surface-proximal side of the member, a second surface on the
body-surface-distal side of the member and a plurality of
protrusions capable of piercing said body surface; said
protrusions extending from the first surface; and
a connecting medium disposed on at least a portion of
the first surface of the member, said connecting medium
capable of storing the agent therein or passing the agent
therethrough when the plurality of protrusions have pierced
the body surface and said connecting medium is placed in
contact with said body surface.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Lerner et al. (Lerner) 2,922,425 Jan. 26, 1960
Gerstel et al. (Gerstel) 3,964,482 Jun. 22, 1976
Kellett et al. (Kellett) 5,261,426 Nov. 16, 1993
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