Appeal No. 2006-2037 Page 9
Application No. 10/414,938
According to the examiner “Pacetti discloses a medical device comprising:
a main body having a first end, a second end, and lumen extending
there[ ]between . . .; a first section proximal the first end of said main body and a
second section having proximal the second end of said main body. . . .” Final
Rejection, page 2. The examiner finds that Pacetti teaches that the first section
has a “first therapeutic agent comprising one or more members selected from the
group consisting of antiproliferatives . . ., anticoagulants, antithrombotics,
thcombolytics, and fibrinolytics. . . .” Id. In addition, the examiner finds that
Pacetti teaches that the second section has a “second therapeutic agent
comprising an antimicrobial. . . .” Id. According to the examiner, Pacetti’s device
is fully capable of being positioned in the manner required by appellants’ claimed
invention.
Pacetti is directed to “a coating disposed on an implantable device, . . .
[e.g.,] a stent, for inhibiting the release rate of an active ingredient carried by the
device.” Pacetti, column 1, lines 7-12. For clarity, we reproduce Figure 2A 5.
Pacetti discloses a stent 20 having a surface 22. Pacetti, column 18,
lines 2-3. Pacetti’s “[s]tent 20 includes cavities or micro-pores 24 formed in the
body for releasably containing an active ingredient 26 . . . .” Pacetti, column 18,
5 Figure 2A illustrates a diffusion barrier layer deposited over a stent in accordance with one
embodiment of Pacetti’s invention. Pacetti, column 4, lines 12-14.
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