Appeal 2006-1865
Application 09/660,433
Patent 5,802,641
to each other and to the longitudinal axis of the support device and
because Klevstad does not teach a support device that is fixed from
rotation about its own longitudinal axis, Klevstad does not anticipate
applicant's claimed invention.
The argument directly above addressed Finding of Fact 14 limitations (1)-(6) found
in Appellant’s amended claim 1.
16. In the Amendment at pages 3-4, Appellant further argued the
following as to the amended claims:
The applicant's claimed invention recites a leg holder system
for simultaneous positioning in the abduction (horizontal) and
lithotomy (vertical) dimensions having a support device with a
longitudinal axis (80) for supporting a leg cradle, a clamping device
for mounting the proximate end of the support device to a mounting
device having a first axis (36) transverse to the longitudinal axis and
simultaneously clamping or releasing the motion of the support device
about a second axis (72) which is transverse to both the first and
longitudinal axes, the support device being fixed from rotation about
its longitudinal axis.
An actuator device actuates the clamping device to
simultaneously, selectively clamp and release jointly, simultaneously
the support device and the mounting device.
An operator device, remote from the clamping device and
actuator device, operates the actuator device to enable the support
device to move jointly about both the first and second axes in the
abduction and lithotomy dimensions.
The argument directly above again addressed Finding of Fact 14 limitations (1)-(6)
and also addresses limitation (7) found in Appellant’s amended claim 1.
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