Appeal No. 2006-0981 Page 2 Application No. 10/036,618 1. A method for preparing an anatomical implant, comprising the steps of: in a medical interventional [sic] procedure, intra-operatively generating a three-dimensional dataset [sic] of body tissue of a subject exhibiting a fault to be corrected by an implant from a series of two dimensional projections of the body tissue obtained from respectively different projection directions with a movable C-arm x-ray apparatus, by moving an x-ray source and a radiation receiver on a C-arm around said subject, and in said medical interventional procedure, Intra-operatively [sic] preparing said implant adapted for introduction into said subject from said three-dimensional dataset. 7. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said C-arm has an orbital axis, and wherein the step of moving an x-ray source and a radiation receiver on a C-arm around said subject comprises moving said x-ray source and said radiation receiver on said C-arm through at least approximately 190° around said orbital axis. 8. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said C-arm has an angulation axis, and wherein the step of moving an x-ray source and a radiation receiver on a C-arm around said subject comprises moving said x-ray source and said radiation receiver on said C-arm through at least approximately 190° around said angulation axis. Claims 1-6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over U.S. Patent No. 4,436,684 ("White") and U.S. Patent No. 6,285,902 ("Kienzle"). Claims 7-10 stand rejected under § 103(a) as obvious over White; Kienzle; and U.S. Patent No. 6,007,243 ("Ergun").Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007