Appeal No. 2004-0479
Application No. 09/780,864
a catheter having a length of at least 12 mm, having a
first end and a second end, the second end distant from the
hub, and a passage extending from the hub out of the second
end; and
a needle, removably located within the passage, having a
sharp tip in proximity to the second end of the catheter,
wherein the hub and catheter are formed as a single piece.
REFERENCES
The references relied on by Examiner are as follows:
Cambron et al. 4,722,344 Feb. 2, 1988
(Cambron)
Kitou et al. 5,993,436 Nov. 30, 1999
(Kitou)
REJECTIONS AT ISSUE
Claims 18-25 stand rejected 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
obvious over Cambron in view of Kitou.
Throughout our opinion, we make references to the brief,
and answer1 for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
1 Appellants filed an appeal brief on June 26, 2003. We will
refer to this brief as the brief. The Examiner mailed an
Examiner's answer on September 30, 2003. We will refer to the
Examiner's answer as the answer. Appellants filed a reply brief
on November 7, 2003. The Examiner has noted and entered the
reply brief on November 25, 2003. We will refer to Appellants'
reply brief as the reply brief.
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