Appeal No. 2004-0479
Application No. 09/780,864
We find the ordinary meaning of the term "single" is best
found in the dictionary. We note that the definition most
suitable for "single" is "consisting of one form or part."2
Now, the question before us is what would Cambron have
taught to one having ordinary skill in the art? To answer
this question, we find the following facts:
1. Cambron's Figure 2 shows an uninterrupted solid outside
perimeter line connecting catheter 15 and hub 16.
2. Cambron's Figure 2 shows within the passageway an
uninterrupted solid inside perimeter line connecting catheter
15 and hub 16.
3. Cambron's Figure 2 does not show a horizontal line
connecting the outside perimeter line and the inside perimeter
line at the interface between catheter 15 and hub 16, but
instead shows a solid material.
4. Cambron's Figure 2 shows that the catheter 15 and hub 16
have the same cross-hatching.
2 The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition,
1982, page 1143. Copy provided to Appellants.
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