Appeal No. 2006-1844 2
Application No. 10/080,292
Claims 17, reproduced below, is further illustrative
of the claimed subject matter.
17. An infusion device, comprising:
a tubular element having a proximal end and a distal
end;
a wall defining an elongate lumen between said
proximal and distal ends;
a proximal connection port at said proximal end; and
a discharge portion adjacent to said distal end, said
discharge portion being configured and arranged to dispense
treatment fluids in a substantially uniform cylindrical
pool at a treatment site in a patient.
THE REFERENCES
The references of record relied upon by the examiner
as evidence of anticipation and obviousness are:
Verreet et al.(Verreet) 5,156,597 Oct. 20, 1992
Bolger et al.(Bolger) 5,437,290 Aug. 01, 1995
Saadat et al.(Saadat) 5,954,714 Sept. 21, 1999
Henalla 6,071,230 June 6, 2000
Donadio 6,107,004 Aug. 22, 2000
Cragg 6,315,789 Nov. 13, 2001
Sirimanne 6,488,662 Dec. 3, 2002
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-9, 11, 12, 14 and 16-20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by Verreet.
Claims 1-11, 12, 14 and 16-20 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by Sirimanne.
Claims 1, 6 and 16-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102 as anticipated by Donadio.
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